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falciferous

UK/fælˈsɪfəɹəs/

falciferous adjective: sickle-bearing.

Adjective

falciferous (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Sickle-bearing.
    • The stinted growth of the stationary Conchifera forms a striking contrast with the size and number of the Cephalopoda interred with them in the same bed; in fact the dawning existence of these Conchifera appears to have been a struggle for life, whilst the conditions of the closing scene of the...1856, The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, volume 12, page 306
    • The third group is continued into the sands which cap the upper lias, and into strata a little above them, which constitute the lower part of the inferior oolite of Dundry. Even in the Stonesfield slate we find falciferous ammonites.1871, John Phillips, Geology of Oxford and the Valley of the Thames, Clarendon Press, page 132

Examples of falciferous in a sentence

  • More or less falciferous — that is, united to t’ shaft by an arched web-like expansion.1875, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology, page 33:
  • This form of suture is seen even in the falciferous Ammonites of the Cretaceous, which can scarcely perhaps, be genetically connected with […]1895, Geologists’ Association, Proceedings, volume 13, page 37:

Origin of falciferous

From Latin falx (“sickle”) + -i- + -ferous (“-bearing”).

Words that rhyme with falciferous

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Questions about falciferous

What does falciferous mean?
Falciferous means sickle-bearing.
How do you use falciferous in a sentence?
More or less falciferous — that is, united to t’ shaft by an arched web-like expansion.
What part of speech is falciferous?
Falciferous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce falciferous?
Falciferous is pronounced /fælˈsɪfəɹəs/ (UK).

Words near falciferous in the dictionary

  1. falchioning
  2. falchions
  3. Falchuk
  4. falcial
  5. falcidian
  6. falciferous
  7. falciform
  8. falciform ligament
  9. falciform ligaments
  10. falciformity
  11. falciger

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