muciferous

American  

[myoo-sif-er-uhs] / myuˈsɪf ər əs /

Also mucigenous

adjective

1. secreting or containing mucus.

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Etymology

Origin of muciferous

First recorded in 1835–45; muc- + -i- + -ferous

Example Sentences

The orbit is surrounded by a ring of muciferous canals, with open orifices, which are the only exterior vestiges of the suborbitar chain.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. by Stokes, John Lort