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-ferous

  1. a combining form meaning “bearing,†“producing,†“yielding,†“containing,†“conveying,†used in the formation of compound words:

    coniferous; pestiferous.

-ferous

combining form

  1. bearing or producing Compare -gerous

    crystalliferous

    coniferous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ferous1

Middle English; -fer, -ous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -ferous1

from -fer + -ous

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