calcariferous

American

[kal-kuh-rif-er-uhs] / ˌkæl kəˈrɪf ər əs /

adjective

Biology.

bearing a spur or spurs.

calcariferous British

/ ˌkælkəˈrɪfərəs /

adjective

biology having a spur or spurs

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Etymology

Origin of calcariferous

1850–55; < Latin calcar calcar ¹ + -i- + -ferous

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M. Boussingault, in a memoir which he has recently addressed to me, calls the rock of the Morros a problematic calcariferous gneiss.

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