Etymology

teliferous

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Latin tēlum
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  1. Latin · derived fromtēlum“dart, spear, missile, offensive weapon, javelin”
  2. English todayteliferous

From Latin tēlum (“dart, spear, missile, offensive weapon, javelin”) + -ferous (“producing, containing”).

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