- carniferous
- /kahr nif"euhr euhs/, adj.bearing flesh.[1835-45; < L carni- (comb. form of caro flesh) + -FEROUS]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
carniferous
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carniferous — /kahr nif euhr euhs/, adj. bearing flesh. [1835 45; < L carni (comb. form of caro flesh) + FEROUS] * * * … Universalium
carniferous — bearing flesh; fleshy Bearing and Carrying … Phrontistery dictionary
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
