auriferous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin aurifer (“gold-bearing”) + the English suffix -ous. The Latin term in turn derived from aurum (“gold”) + ferō (“to carry”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈɹɪfəɹəs/ (General American) /oɹˈɪfəɹəs/, (eastern US sometimes also) /ɑɹˈɪfəɹəs/ Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs === Adjective === auriferous (comparative more auriferous, superlative most auriferous) Containing or producing gold; gold-bearing. ==== Hypernyms ==== metalliferous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -ferous ==== Translations ====