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Webster 1913 Edition

Metalliferous

Metˊal-lif′er-ous

,

Adj.

[L.

metallifer

;

metallum

metal +

ferre

to bear: cf. F.

métallifère

.]

Producing metals; yielding metals.

Webster 1828 Edition

Metalliferous

METALLIF'EROUS

,

Adj.

[L. metallum, metal, and fero, to produce.]

Producing metals.