Ferous \Fe"rous\, a. [L. ferus. See {Fierce}.] Wild; savage. [R.] --Arthur Wilson. [1913 Webster]
-ferous \-fer*ous\ [L. -fer. fr. ferre to bear. See {Bear} to support.] A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as, auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle. [1913 Webster]