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Webster 1913 Edition

Costiferous

Cos-tif′er-ous

(k?s-t?f′?r-?s)

,

Adj.

[

Costa

+

-ferous

.]

(Anat.)

Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebræ.

Definition 2024

costiferous

costiferous

English

Adjective

costiferous ‎(not comparable)

(anatomy) Bearing ribs.
the costiferous dorsal vertebrae