spiriferousadj.¹

/spʌɪəˈrɪfərəs/

Etymology: < modern Latin spirifer(us) or French spirifère: compare Spirifer n.

1. Conchology. Having a spire.

ΚΠ

1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860)

2. Palaeontology. Of a brachiopod: Having spiral appendages.

ΚΠ

1891 in Cent. Dict.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

spiriferousadj.²

Etymology: < Spirifer n. + -ous suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: spiˈriferous.

Geology.

Containing or yielding spirifers.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing fossils

fossiliferous1829

ammonitiferous1830

nummulitic1830

hippurite1831

indusial1833

fucoid1839

encrinal1845

reptiliferous1845

fucoidal1849

nummuline1861

encrinitic1863

encrinital1876

spiriferous1888

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 507/2 The spiriferous sandstone on the Denison Plains..is doubtless Palæozoic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	spiriferous
释义	spiriferousadj.¹ /spʌɪəˈrɪfərəs/ Etymology: < modern Latin spirifer(us) or French spirifère: compare Spirifer n. 1. Conchology. Having a spire. ΚΠ 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 2. Palaeontology. Of a brachiopod: Having spiral appendages. ΚΠ 1891 in Cent. Dict. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2018). spiriferousadj.² Etymology: < Spirifer n. + -ous suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: spiˈriferous. Geology. Containing or yielding spirifers. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing fossils fossiliferous1829 ammonitiferous1830 nummulitic1830 hippurite1831 indusial1833 fucoid1839 encrinal1845 reptiliferous1845 fucoidal1849 nummuline1861 encrinitic1863 encrinital1876 spiriferous1888 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 507/2 The spiriferous sandstone on the Denison Plains..is doubtless Palæozoic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.¹1859adj.²1888
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