costiferous

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• Costiferous — Cos*tif er*ous (k?s t?f ?r ?s), a. [Costa + ferous.] (Anat.) Rib bearing, as the dorsal vertebr[ae]. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• costiferous — cos·tif·er·ous (kos tifґər əs) [cost + ferous] bearing a rib, as the thoracic vertebrae of humans …   Medical dictionary