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a combining form meaning "bearing," "producing," used in the formation of compound words: setigerous.[ < L -ger bearing, deriv. of gerere to bear, wear; see -OUS]
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-gerous — ger*ous [L. ger, fr. gerere to bear, carry. See {Jest}.] A suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous; dentigerous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-gerous — [jər əs] [L ger < gerere, to bear + OUS] suffix producing or bearing [dentigerous] … English World dictionary
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-gerous — (L). Bearing … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
-gerous — a combining form meaning bearing or producing , as in setigerous. {Latin ger bearing + ous} …
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