† costiferousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Latin costiferus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin costiferus (1813 or earlier as a specific name; < classical Latin costa rib (see costa n.¹) + -ferus , -fera -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix (compare -ferous comb. form), after German rippentragend (1808 or earlier). Compare French costifère (1818 or earlier).

Zoology and Palaeontology. Obsolete.

Bearing a rib; articulating with a rib.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > rib > [adjective]

ribbed?1523

costal1615

subcostal1755

postcostal1826

costiferous1845

infracostal1858

xiphocostal1899

1845 A. Tulk tr. R. Wagner Elements Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals 193 One or more ribless vertebræ..are situated in front of the costiferous set [Ger. vor den rippentragenden Wirbeln].

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 440 The various costiferous portions of the vertebral column.

1902 K. A. von Zittel & C. R. Eastman Text-bk. Paleontol. II. 258 All the presacral vertebrae with the exception of the atlas are usually costiferous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	costiferous
释义	† costiferousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: Latin costiferus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin costiferus (1813 or earlier as a specific name; < classical Latin costa rib (see costa n.¹) + -ferus , -fera -fer comb. form) + -ous suffix (compare -ferous comb. form), after German rippentragend (1808 or earlier). Compare French costifère (1818 or earlier). Zoology and Palaeontology. Obsolete. Bearing a rib; articulating with a rib. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > rib > [adjective] ribbed?1523 costal1615 subcostal1755 postcostal1826 costiferous1845 infracostal1858 xiphocostal1899 1845 A. Tulk tr. R. Wagner Elements Compar. Anat. Vertebr. Animals 193 One or more ribless vertebræ..are situated in front of the costiferous set [Ger. vor den rippentragenden Wirbeln]. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 440 The various costiferous portions of the vertebral column. 1902 K. A. von Zittel & C. R. Eastman Text-bk. Paleontol. II. 258 All the presacral vertebrae with the exception of the atlas are usually costiferous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1845
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