costiferous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From costa +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective[edit]

costiferous (not comparable)

(anatomy) Bearing or having ribs.
the costiferous dorsal vertebrae

costiferous vertebrates

References[edit]

“costiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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