spiriferousadj.1
/spʌɪəˈrɪfərəs/ 1. Conchology. Having a spire.
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1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860)
2. Palaeontology. Of a brachiopod: Having spiral appendages.
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1891 in Cent. Dict.
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spiriferousadj.2
Geology.
Containing or yielding spirifers.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > formations by contents > [adjective] > containing organic remains > containing fossils
fossiliferous1829
ammonitiferous1830
nummulitic1830
hippurite1831
indusial1833
fucoid1839
encrinal1845
reptiliferous1845
fucoidal1849
nummuline1861
encrinitic1863
encrinital1876
spiriferous1888
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 507/2 The spiriferous sandstone on the Denison Plains..is doubtless Palæozoic.
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