- -phorous
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a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -phore: gonophorous.[ < NL -phorus < Gk -phoros bearing. See -PHORE, -OUS]
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-phorous — [fər əs] [ModL phorus < Gr < pherein,BEAR1] combining form forming adjectives bearing, producing [sporophorous] … English World dictionary
-phorous — f(ə)rəs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek phoros, from pherein to carry more at bear : carrying : ferous ascophorous phyllophorous androphorous … Useful english dictionary
-phorous — pho·rous … English syllables
-phorous — aff. a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in phore: gonophorous[/ex] • Etymology: < NL phorus < Gk phoros bearing. See phore, ous … From formal English to slang
-phorous — a word element forming an adjective termination meaning bearing , having , as in anthophorous. {New Latin phorus, from Greek phoros bearing} …
chaetophorous — kēˈtäf(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: chaet + phorous : chaetigerous * * * /ki tof euhr euhs/, adj. Zool. bearing bristles; setigerous. [1875 80; CHAETO + PHOROUS] … Useful english dictionary
galactophorous — |gaˌlak|täf(ə)res adjective Etymology: Greek galaktophoros, from galakt galact + phoros phorous : conveying milk a galactophorous duct * * * /gal euhk tof euhr euhs/, adj. Anat. bearing milk; lactiferous. [1810 20; < Gk galaktophóros. See… … Useful english dictionary
-phore — comb. form forming nouns meaning bearer (ctenophore; semaphore). Derivatives: phorous comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk phoros phoron bearing, bearer f. phero bear * * * phore, combining form. a thing that bears, or carries :… … Useful english dictionary
bher- — I. bher 1 To carry; also to bear children. Derivatives include birth, fertile, suffer, furtive, and metaphor. 1. a. (i) bear1, from Old English beran … Universalium
adiaphorous — /ad ee af euhr euhs/, adj. doing neither good nor harm, as a medicine. [1625 35, for earlier sense; < Gk adiáphoros, equiv. to a A 6 + diáphoros different (dia DIA + phoros PHOROUS)] * * * … Universalium
