See Also: ferous(dictionary)

ferous (iou)



-ferous suffix. Also (see below) -iferous.
[Repr. French -fere or Latin -fer carrying, bearing (see -FER) + -OUS.]
Forming (usu. with intermediate -I-) adjectives with the sense 'having, containing, or carrying', as auriferous, fructiferous, pestiferous, etc.