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Webster 1913 Edition
-ferous
-fer-ous
.[L.
-fer
. fr. ferre to bear. See Bear
to support.] A suffix signifying
bearing
, producing
, yielding
; as, auri
ferous
, yielding gold; chyliferous
, producing chyle.Definition 2024
-ferous
-ferous
See also: ferous
English
Suffix
-ferous
- producing the specified material
- containing the specified material
Derived terms
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