-iferous
suffix forming adjectives
containing or yielding
⇒
carboniferous
-iferousSee -ferous.
-iferous
adjective combining form
adjective combining form
ETYMOLOGY Latin -ifer, from -i- + -fer -ferous
: -ferous-iferous
combining form
- common form of
-FEROUS .-FEROUS 的常见形式。
-if·er·ous
\|if(ə)rəs\ adjective combining form
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin -ifer (from -i- + -fer) & Middle French -ifere (from Latin -ifer) + Middle English -ous — more at -fer
: -ferous
-iferous
Suffix
- Alternative form of -ferous
Etymology
-i- (“(intervocalic)”) + -ferous.
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -iferous