Spiriferous Definition
spī-rĭfər-əs
adjective
Characterized by a spire, or spiral structure, as some shells, or by spiral appendages, as a brachiopod.
Webster's New World
Origin of Spiriferous
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Probably from New Latin spīrifer Latin spīra coil spire2 Latin -fer -fer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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