laniferous

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adjective

Bearing or producing wool.

“The sheep is a laniferous animal.”

OriginLatin lanifer →
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Meanings

adjectivelaniferous (comparative more laniferous, superlative most laniferous)

comparative more laniferous · superlative most laniferous

  1. Bearing or producing wool.

    The sheep is a laniferous animal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lanigerous

Origin

  1. Latinlanifer
  2. Englishlaniferous

From Latin lanifer, from lana (“wool”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French lanifèare.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laniferous

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

laniferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laniferous

MLA

“laniferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laniferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laniferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laniferous.

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