Etymology

uriniferous

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Today it means: Conveying urine. Full definition →

English urine ← Middle English uryne ← Latin ūrīna
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  1. Latinūrīna
  2. Middle Englishuryne
  3. Englishurine
  4. English todayuriniferous

From urine + -i- + -ferous.

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