-phorous

-phorous
-pho·rous

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  • -phorous — [fər əs] [ModL phorus < Gr < pherein,BEAR1] combining form forming adjectives bearing, producing [sporophorous] …   English World dictionary

  • -phorous — f(ə)rəs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek phoros, from pherein to carry more at bear : carrying : ferous ascophorous phyllophorous androphorous …   Useful english dictionary

  • -phorous — a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in phore: gonophorous. [ < NL phorus < Gk phoros bearing. See PHORE, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • -phorous — aff. a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in phore: gonophorous[/ex] • Etymology: < NL phorus < Gk phoros bearing. See phore, ous …   From formal English to slang

  • -phorous — a word element forming an adjective termination meaning bearing , having , as in anthophorous. {New Latin phorus, from Greek phoros bearing} …  

  • chaetophorous — kēˈtäf(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: chaet + phorous : chaetigerous * * * /ki tof euhr euhs/, adj. Zool. bearing bristles; setigerous. [1875 80; CHAETO + PHOROUS] …   Useful english dictionary

  • galactophorous — |gaˌlak|täf(ə)res adjective Etymology: Greek galaktophoros, from galakt galact + phoros phorous : conveying milk a galactophorous duct * * * /gal euhk tof euhr euhs/, adj. Anat. bearing milk; lactiferous. [1810 20; < Gk galaktophóros. See… …   Useful english dictionary

  • -phore — comb. form forming nouns meaning bearer (ctenophore; semaphore). Derivatives: phorous comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk phoros phoron bearing, bearer f. phero bear * * * phore, combining form. a thing that bears, or carries :… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bher- — I. bher 1 To carry; also to bear children. Derivatives include birth, fertile, suffer, furtive, and metaphor. 1. a. (i) bear1, from Old English beran …   Universalium

  • adiaphorous — /ad ee af euhr euhs/, adj. doing neither good nor harm, as a medicine. [1625 35, for earlier sense; < Gk adiáphoros, equiv. to a A 6 + diáphoros different (dia DIA + phoros PHOROUS)] * * * …   Universalium

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