"dorsiferous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: dorsi- + -ferous; compare French dorsifère. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|dorsi|ferous}} dorsi- + -ferous, {{cog|fr|dorsifère}} French dorsifère Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dorsiferous (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Bearing, or producing, on the back; applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, whose ova become attached to the skin of the parent's back, where they develop. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: dorsigerous, dorsiparous

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