- Calcariferous
- Calcariferous Cal`ca*rif"er*ous, a. [L. calcarius of lime + ferous.] Lime-yielding; calciferous [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Calcariferous
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calcariferous — /kal keuh rif euhr euhs/, adj. Biol. bearing a spur or spurs. [1850 55; < L calcar CALCAR1 + I + FEROUS] * * * … Universalium
calcariferous — adjective calciferous … Wiktionary
calcariferous — having or bearing spurs Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
calcariferous — /kælkəˈrɪfərəs/ (say kalkuh rifuhruhs) adjective Biology bearing a spur or spurs. {calcar + (i)ferous} …
calcariferous — a. spurred. ♦ calcariform, ♦ calcarine a. spur shaped … Dictionary of difficult words
calcariferous — /kal keuh rif euhr euhs/, adj. Biol. bearing a spur or spurs. [1850 55; < L calcar CALCAR1 + I + FEROUS] … Useful english dictionary
Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… … Phrontistery dictionary
