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-gerous

  1. a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing,” used in the formation of compound words:

    setigerous.



-gerous

combining form

  1. bearing or producing Compare -ferous

    armigerous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gerous1

< Latin -ger bearing, derivative of gerere to bear, wear; -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gerous1

from Latin -ger bearing + -ous

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