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▪ I. spiˈriferous, a.1|spaɪəˈrɪfərəs|
[ad. mod.L. spirifer(us) or F. spirifère: cf. prec.]
1. Conch. Having a spire.
1859in Mayne Med. Lex.
2. Palæont. Of a brachiopod: Having spiral appendages.
1891in Cent. Dict.
▪ II. spiˈriferous, a.2 Geol.
[f. spirifer + -ous.]
Containing or yielding spirifers.
1888Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 507/2 The spiriferous sandstone on the Denison Plains..is doubtless Palæozoic. |