carniferous

[kahr-nif-er-uhs]

adjective

1. bearing flesh.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carniferous¹

1835–45; < Latin carni- (combining form of carō flesh) + -ferous

Example Sentences

I ain't complainin' of de carnil an' carniferous food she done give us, but of de spitichul nu'ishment.

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"There would also be great competition for carniferous timber from other countries."

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"It frequently occurs," said Mr. Bossolton, "in the course of my profession, that the forcible, sudden, and vehement application of any hard substance, like the hoof of a quadruped, to the soft, tender, and carniferous parts of the human frame, such as the arm, occasions a pain—a pang, I should rather say—of the intensest acuteness, and—and of the acutest intensity."

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"It frequently occurs," said Mr. Bossolton, "in the course of my profession, that the forcible, sudden, and vehement application of any hard substance, like the hoof of a quadruped, to the soft, tender, and carniferous parts of the human frame, such as the arm, occasions a pain—a pang, I should rather say—of the intensest acuteness, and— and of the acutest intensity."

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