ferous

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ferous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ferous \Fe"rous\, a. [L. ferus. See Fierce.]
     Wild; savage. [R.] --Arthur Wilson.
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  -ferous \-fer*ous\ [L. -fer. fr. ferre to bear. See Bear to
     support.]
     A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as,
     auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle.
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