Meanings
adjectivemargaritiferous (comparative more margaritiferous, superlative most margaritiferous)
comparative more margaritiferous · superlative most margaritiferous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveProducing pearls.
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Origin
- Latinmargarītifer
- Englishmargaritiferous
from Latin margarītifer, from margarīta (“pearl”) + ferre (“to bear”). Compare French margaritifère.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
French margaritifère
- margaritifèreproducing pearls
Latin margarītifer
- margarītiferproducing pearls
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with margaritiferous
carboniferousseminiferouscruciferousmetalliferousfossiliferousodoriferousacetabuliferousacidiferousaeriferousaestiferousagatiferousalbuminiferousaliferousalkaliferousalumiferousaluminiferousamberiferousamentiferousammonitiferousamygdaliferousamyliferousanatiferousangeliferousantenniferous
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
margaritiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margaritiferous
MLA
“margaritiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margaritiferous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “margaritiferous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/margaritiferous.
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