adj.
Containing gold; gold-bearing.
[From Latin aurifer, gold-bearing : aurum, gold + -fer, -fer.]
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auriferous
American Heritage Dictionary:
au·rif·er·ous |
adj.
Containing gold; gold-bearing.
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