LANIFEROUS
\lanˈɪfəɹəs], \lanˈɪfəɹəs], \l_a_n_ˈɪ_f_ə_ɹ_ə_s]\
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lan-if'[.e]r-us, adj. wool-bearing.--Also LANIG'EROUS. [L. lanifer, laniger--lana, wool, ferre, ger[)e]re, to bear.]
By Thomas Davidson
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-gerous, aa. Wool-bearing. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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