-phorous

-phorous
\\f(ə)rəs\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Greek -phoros, from pherein to carry — more at bear

ascophorous

phyllophorous

androphorous

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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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comb. form in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -phore (such as ionophorous corresponding to ionophore)

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-phorous
(fərəs)
combining element, f. mod.L. -phor-us, Gr. -ϕόρ-ος, F. -phore + -ous, forming adjs. related to ns. in -phore, with the sense ‘-bearing’; synonymous with -ferous, but properly used only in words derived from Gr., e.g. carpophorous, cladophorous, oophorous, phonophorous, phragmophorous, etc.

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