costiferous,a.Anat.|kɒˈstɪfərəs| [mod.f. L. costa rib + -fer bearing + -ous: see -ferous. Cf. F. costifère.] Bearing ribs. 1878Bell Gegenbauer's Comp.Anat. 431 The costiferous transverse processes.Ibid. 440 The various costiferous portions of the vertebral column.