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| Expression | 1. Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Dorsiferous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
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Etymology:Dorsiferous \Dor*sif"er*ous\,. [Dorsum -ferous; compare to French dorsif[`e]re.]. (references) |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous.[Websters]. | |
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Date "DORSIFEROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Dorsiferous \Dor*sif"er*ous\,. [Dorsum -ferous; compare to French dorsif[`e]re.]. (references) |
