FEROUS

Fe"rous, a. Etym: [L. ferus. See Fierce.]

Definition: Wild; savage. [R.] Arthur Wilson.

-fer*ous. Etym: [L. -fer. fr. ferre to bear. See Bear to support.]

Definition: A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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