Meanings
adjectiveconchiferous (comparative more conchiferous, superlative most conchiferous)
comparative more conchiferous · superlative most conchiferous
- geographyContaining shells
Origin
From Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos, “shell”) + -i- + -ferous.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with conchiferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
conchiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conchiferous
MLA
“conchiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conchiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conchiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conchiferous.
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