branchiferous
UK/bɹæŋˈkɪfəɹəs/
branchiferous adjective: having gills; branchiate.
Adjective
branchiferous (not comparable)
- Having gills; branchiate.
Origin of branchiferous
From branchia + -ferous, or directly from New Latin branchiferus.
Words that rhyme with branchiferous
- melliferous
- proliferous
- aestiferous
- antheriferous
- aquiferous
- conchiferous
- cruciferous
- culmiferous
- foraminiferous
- gemmiferous
- herbiferous
- luciferous
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- magnetiferous
- mammiferous
- mortiferous
- multiferous
- papyriferous
- pediferous
- pestiferous
- pomiferous
- poriferous
- radiferous
- salutiferous
- seminiferous
- stelliferous
- umbelliferous
- acetabuliferous
- acidiferous
- aeriferous
- agatiferous
- albuminiferous
- aliferous
- alkaliferous
- alumiferous
- aluminiferous
- amberiferous
- amentiferous
- ammonitiferous
- amygdaliferous
- amyliferous
- anatiferous
- angeliferous
- antenniferous
- anthraciferous
- argentiferous
- argilliferous
- armiferous
- astriferous
- auriferous
- bacciferous
- balaniferous
- balsamiferous
- belliferous
- biliferous
- bituminiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
- calcariferous
Questions about branchiferous
- What does branchiferous mean?
- Branchiferous means having gills; branchiate.
- What part of speech is branchiferous?
- Branchiferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce branchiferous?
- Branchiferous is pronounced /bɹæŋˈkɪfəɹəs/ (UK).
Words near branchiferous in the dictionary
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