-GEROUS

Meaning of -GEROUS in English

-gerous stress-imposing BrE AmE dʒ ə r əs

▷ — dentigerous den ˈtɪdʒ ə r əs

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-GEROUS — j(ə)rəs adjective combining form Etymology: Latin -ger (from gerere to bear, wage, cherish) or French -gère (from Latin -ger ) …
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-GEROUS — () A suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous; dentigerous.
Английский словарь Webster
-GEROUS — A suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous; dentigerous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-GEROUS — a combining form meaning "bearing," "producing," used in the formation of compound words: setigerous. [ -ger bearing, deriv. of gerere …
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-GEROUS — a suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous; dentigerous.
Webster English vocab
-GEROUS — ■ combining form bearing (a specified thing): armigerous. Origin from L. -ger 'bearing' (from the root of gerere 'to bear, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-GEROUS — comb. form forming adjectives meaning 'bearing' (lanigerous).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PED- — I. combining form or pedi- or pedo- Etymology: ped-, pedi- from Latin, from ped-, pes foot; pedo- from ped- + …
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SPICIGEROUS — (ˈ)spī|sij(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin spiciger spicate (from Latin spici- — from spica head of grain — …
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SPERMIGEROUS — (|)spər|mijərəs adjective Etymology: sperm- + -gerous : carrying sperm
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SETIGEROUS — sə̇ˈtijərəs adjective Etymology: Latin setiger, saetiger setigerous (from seti- + -ger -gerous) + English -ous : bearing or producing setae
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SCUTIGEROUS — (ˈ)sk(y)ü|tijərəs adjective Etymology: scut- + -gerous : scutiferous
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SCAPI- — combining form Etymology: Latin scapus shaft of a column, stalk — more at shaft : scape : stem : shaft …
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PROLIGEROUS — prōˈlijərəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary proli- + -gerous 1. : producing or believed to produce living beings 2. : …
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PROLI- — combining form Etymology: Latin proles offspring, progeny — more at proletarian : offspring proli cidal proli gerous
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PROCTIGER
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PROBOSCIGER — prōˈbäsəjə(r) noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from proboscis + -ger -gerous : a genus of parrots that includes the …
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POLYPIFEROUS — |pälə|pif(ə)rəs adjective or pol·yp·ig·er·ous -ij(ə)rəs Etymology: polyp + -iferous or -gerous : bearing polyps
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POLLINIGEROUS — -ij(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: pollin- + -gerous : polliniferous
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PELTIGEROUS — (ˈ) ̷ ̷|tijərəs adjective Etymology: pelti- (from New Latin pelta ) + -gerous : bearing a pelta or peltate part a peltigerous …
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PEDIGEROUS — pə̇ˈdijərəs adjective Etymology: ped- (I) + -gerous : having feet : footed the three pedigerous segments of the adult insect
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PALPIGER — ˈpalpəjər, -ˌje(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from palp us + Latin -i- + -ger bearer (from -ger …
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OVIGEROUS — (ˈ)ō|vij(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: ov- + -gerous : bearing eggs or modified for the purpose of bearing them an ovigerous leg
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MONADI- — combining form Etymology: monad (I) : monad monadi form monadi gerous
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LOB- — combining form or lobi- or lobo- Etymology: lobe : lobe lob ectomy lobi form lobi gerous lobo tomy
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LARVI- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from larva : larva : larval larvi colous larvi form larvi gerous
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-IGEROUS — |ij(ə)rəs adjective combining form Etymology: Latin -iger (from -i- + -ger -gerous) + English -ous : -gerous
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GELATINIGEROUS — |jelətə̇|nijərəs adjective Etymology: gelatin + -i- + -gerous : secreting a gelatinous covering — used of certain choanoflagellates
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FILIGEROUS — (ˈ)fī|lijerəs, fə̇ˈl- adjective Etymology: fili- + -gerous : flagellate
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ELYTRIGEROUS — |elə.|trij(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: elytr- + -gerous : elytriferous
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DISCIGEROUS — (ˈ)di|s(k)ijərəs adjective Etymology: disc- + -gerous : having a disk discigerous woody tissue of conifers
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