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ferous
† ˈferous, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. fer-us wild + -ous.] Wild, savage.1653 A. Wilson Jas. I 75 To chace away those ferous, and indomitable Creatures.
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-ferous
-ferous in actual use always -iferous (ˈɪfərəs), an adjectival suffix f. L. -fer producing (f. ferre to bear) + -ous. In Lat. the suffix -fer was always preceded by ĭ, either belonging to the stem as in pestifer, substituted for the stem-vowel as in sensifer, or inserted as a connecting vowel as in ...
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colliferous
coˈlliferous, a. [f. L. collum neck + -ferous.] ‘Possessed of, or bearing a neck’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
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humiferous
† huˈmiferous, a. Obs. rare—0. [f. L. (h)ūmifer containing moisture, f. stem of (h)ūm-ēre, (h)ūm-idus, (h)ūm-or: see -ferous.] ‘Waterish, that brings moisture’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656).
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æstiferous
† æˈstiferous, a. Obs.—0 [f. L. æstus heat, tide + -ferous bearing, bringing.] ‘Ebbing and flowing as the tide.’ Bailey, vol. II, 1731. ‘Turbulent as the tide.’ Ash 1775.
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comiferous
comiferous, a. (kəʊˈmɪfərəs) [f. L. coma hair + -ferous. Cf. F. comifère.] ‘Bearing a tuft, as if of hair’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1882).
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legiferous
† leˈgiferous, a. Obs.—0 [f. prec. + -ous: cf. -ferous.] ‘That maketh or giveth laws’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656).
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doniferous
† doˈniferous, a. Obs. rare—0. [f. L. dōnum gift: see -ferous.] ‘That carries a gift’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656).
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hederiferous
hedeˈriferous, a. [f. L. hedera ivy + -ferous.] Bearing or producing ivy.1656 in Blount Glossogr. 1721 in Bailey. In mod. Dicts.
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osculiferous
oscuˈliferous, a. [f. L. oscul-um + -ferous.] Bearing or furnished with oscules or oscula.In recent Dicts.
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columbiferous
columbiferous, a. (kɒlʌmˈbɪfərəs) [f. columbi-um + -ferous.] Yielding or containing columbium.1828 Webster cites Phillips.
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chromiferous
chromiferous, a. (krəʊˈmɪfərəs) [f. chromium + -ferous.] Yielding chromium.1881 Nature XXIV. 24 Two chromiferous minerals.
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diatomiferous
ˌdiatoˈmiferous, a. [f. mod.L. Diatoma diatom + -ferous.] Producing or yielding diatoms.In mod. Dicts.
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cocculiferous
coccuˈliferous, a. Bot. [f. prec. + -ferous.] Bearing coccules.1847 in Craig.
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