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Meaning of -ferous in English:

-ferous

(also -iferous)

Pronunciation /f(?)r?s/

See synonyms for -ferous

  • Having, bearing, or containing (a specified thing)

    ‘Carboniferous’
    • ‘pestiferous’

Origin

From French -fère or Latin -fer ‘producing’, from ferre ‘to bear’.