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lamelliferous

lamelliferous adjective: bearing, or formed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales.

Adjective

lamelliferous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing, or formed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales.
    • lamelliferous coral

Origin of lamelliferous

From lamella + -i- + -ferous.

Words that rhyme with lamelliferous

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Questions about lamelliferous

What does lamelliferous mean?
Lamelliferous means bearing, or formed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or scales.
What part of speech is lamelliferous?
Lamelliferous is an adjective.

Words near lamelliferous in the dictionary

  1. lamellibranchiate
  2. lamellibranchiates
  3. lamellibranchs
  4. lamellicorn
  5. lamellicorns
  6. lamelliferous
  7. lamelliform
  8. Lamellion
  9. lamellipedian
  10. lamellipedians
  11. lamellipod

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