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con·chif·er·ous
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ər
əs
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adjective
having a shell.
Origin:
1820–30;
conch
+
-i-
+
-ferous
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conchiferous
(kɒŋˈkɪfərəs)
—
adj
1.
(esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
2.
(of rocks) containing shells
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