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byssiferous

UK/bɪˈsɪfəɹəs/

byssiferous adjective: bearing a byssus or tuft.

Adjective

byssiferous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing a byssus or tuft.

Origin of byssiferous

From byssus + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with byssiferous

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Questions about byssiferous

What does byssiferous mean?
Byssiferous means bearing a byssus or tuft.
What part of speech is byssiferous?
Byssiferous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce byssiferous?
Byssiferous is pronounced /bɪˈsɪfəɹəs/ (UK).

Words near byssiferous in the dictionary

  1. byssaceous
  2. byssal
  3. byssally
  4. byssate
  5. byssi
  6. byssiferous
  7. byssine
  8. byssinoses
  9. byssinosis
  10. byssinotic
  11. byssochlamic acid

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