cirriferous
UK/sɪˈɹɪfəɹəs/
cirriferous adjective: bearing cirri.
Adjective
cirriferous (comparative more cirriferous, superlative most cirriferous)
- Bearing cirri.
- Synonyms:
- cirrigerous
Synonyms of cirriferous
Forms of cirriferous
| comparative | more cirriferous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cirriferous |
Origin of cirriferous
From cirri- + -ferous or cirr- + -iferous.
Words that rhyme with cirriferous
- 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
- branchiferous
- bulbiferous
- byssiferous
- cadmiferous
- calamiferous
Questions about cirriferous
- What does cirriferous mean?
- Cirriferous means bearing cirri.
- What part of speech is cirriferous?
- Cirriferous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce cirriferous?
- Cirriferous is pronounced /sɪˈɹɪfəɹəs/ (UK).
Words near cirriferous in the dictionary
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