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MUCIFEROUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does muciferous mean?
• MUCIFEROUS (adjective)
The adjective MUCIFEROUS has 1 sense:
1. containing or secreting mucus
Familiarity information: MUCIFEROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Containing or secreting mucus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
mucus (protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium)
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