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montiferous

montiferous adjective: having mountain- or hill-like humps.

Adjective

montiferous

  1. (uncommon) Having mountain- or hill-like humps.
    • […] montiferous surface, justify its independent existence as a distinct species.1900, The Kansas University Quarterly, volumes 9-10, page 2
    • […] 4. Old non-montiferous form, outlined natural size. 5. Old montiferous form, outlined natural size. 6. Old montiferous form, transverse section, outlined natural size. 7. Young form […]1903, The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology, page 24 (captions for images, showing the non-montiferous thing as having a smooth surface and the montiferous thing as bumpy)

Questions about montiferous

What does montiferous mean?
Montiferous means having mountain- or hill-like humps.
What part of speech is montiferous?
Montiferous is an adjective.

Words near montiferous in the dictionary

  1. monticulus cerebelli
  2. Montie
  3. Montiel
  4. Montiels
  5. Monties
  6. montiferous
  7. montiform
  8. montigenous
  9. Montijo
  10. Montijos
  11. Montilla

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