- carboniferous car·bon·if·er·ous adj
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carbonifero (-a)
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carboniferous car·bon·if·er·ous adj
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Car|bon|if|er|ous — «KAHR buh NIHF uhr uhs», adjective. containing or producing carbon or coal: »... the caves of Virginia and Kentucky in the older carboniferous limestone support a rich and diverse fauna of animals (R. S. Hawes). ╂[< carbon + ferous]… … Useful english dictionary
car|bon|if|er|ous — «KAHR buh NIHF uhr uhs», adjective. containing or producing carbon or coal: »... the caves of Virginia and Kentucky in the older carboniferous limestone support a rich and diverse fauna of animals (R. S. Hawes). ╂[< carbon + ferous]… … Useful english dictionary
Sub|car|bon|if|er|ous — «SUHB kahr buh NIHF uhr uhs», adjective, noun. Geology. –adj. of or having to do with a geological period or a system of rocks of the earlier or lower portion of the Carboniferous period or system; Mississippian. –n. the Subcarboniferous period… … Useful english dictionary
carboniferous — car|bon|if|er|ous [ˌka:bəˈnıfərəs US ˌka:r ] adj technical [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: carbon + iferous containing, producing (from Latin fer)] producing or containing carbon or coal ▪ carboniferous rocks … Dictionary of contemporary English
Carboniferous — Car•bon•if•er•ous [[t]ˌkɑr bəˈnɪf ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) gel noting or pertaining to a period of the Paleozoic Era, including the Pennsylvanian and Mississippian periods as epochs, occurring from 345 million to 280 million years ago 2) gel (l.c.)… … From formal English to slang
