calcariferous

[ kal-kuh-rif-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. bearing a spur or spurs.

calcariferous

/ ˌkælkəˈrɪfərəs /

adjective

1. biology having a spur or spurs

Word History and Origins

Origin of calcariferous¹

1850–55; < Latin calcar calcar ¹ + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

Associated words: calcareous, calciferous, calcariferous, calcification, calcify, calcified, calcivorous, calcination, calciform, slack, cretification, calcigerous, kalsomine. limit, n. bound, boundary, confine, extent; restriction, check, restraint, limitation. limit, v. restrict, circumscribe, define, confine. limitation, n. limit, restriction, restraint, circumscription, finitude. limited, a. restricted, confined, conditioned, finite, circumscribed.

From Project Gutenberg

M. Boussingault, in a memoir which he has recently addressed to me, calls the rock of the Morros a problematic calcariferous gneiss.

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