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pennigerous

pennigerous adjective: bearing feathers or quills.

Adjective

pennigerous (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Bearing feathers or quills.
    Synonyms:
    plumose

Synonyms of pennigerous

Origin of pennigerous

From Latin penniger, from penna (“feather”) + gerere (“to bear”), + -ous.

Questions about pennigerous

What does pennigerous mean?
Pennigerous means bearing feathers or quills.
What part of speech is pennigerous?
Pennigerous is an adjective.

Words near pennigerous in the dictionary

  1. penniferous
  2. Pennifold
  3. Pennifolds
  4. penniform
  5. penniforms
  6. pennigerous
  7. penniless
  8. penniless-bench
  9. penniless-benches
  10. pennilessly
  11. pennilessness

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