First Known Use: 1655
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auriferous
adjective au·rif·er·ous \ȯ-ˈri-f(ə-)rəs\
Definition of AURIFEROUS
: containing gold
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Origin of AURIFEROUS
Latin aurifer, from aurum + -fer -ferous
Rhymes with AURIFEROUS
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