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/kong kif"euhr euhs/, adj.having a shell.[1820-30; CONCH + -I- + -FEROUS]
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Conchiferous — Con*chif er*ous, a. Producing or having shells. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conchiferous — [käŋ kif′ər əs] adj. [< CONCHA + FEROUS] having or bearing a shell … English World dictionary
conchiferous — adj. [L. concha, shell; fere, to bear] Producing or having a shell; testaceous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
conchiferous — adjective a) Having a shell (used especially of bivalve molluscs) b) Containing shells … Wiktionary
conchiferous — bearing a shell Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
conchiferous — conch·if·er·ous … English syllables
conchiferous — (ˈ)käŋ|kif(ə)rəs, (ˈ)kän|chi , (ˈ)kȯŋ|ki see conch adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary conch + i + ferous : producing or having shells … Useful english dictionary
testaceous — adj. [L. testaceus, covered with a shell] Bearing a test or hard covering; of the nature of a shell; see conchiferous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
conch — n. (pl. s, es) spiral shell. ♦ conchate, ♦ conchic, a. having a conch. ♦ conchiferous, a. bearing a conch. ♦ conchiform, a. shell shaped. ♦ conchitic a. containing shells. ♦ conchitis, n. inflammation of external ear. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
