motiferous,a.Phys.|məʊˈtɪfərəs| [f. L. mōt-us motion + -ferous.] Conveying motion or motor impulses. 1836–9Todd's Cycl.Anat. II. 375/1 There are fibrils which extend between the motiferous part of the cerebrospinal axis and the sympathetic.1839–47Ibid. III. 893/1 Motiferous filaments.