costiferous

English

Etymology

From costa +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective

costiferous (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Bearing or having ribs.

   the costiferous dorsal vertebrae

   costiferous vertebrates

References

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