English

lyriferous

From lyre + -i- + -ferous.

Formed from lyre + -i- + -ferous

Ancient Greek λύρᾱ

Latin lyra ‘lyre, lute’

Old French lire

Middle English lire

English lyre

Today it means

adj Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes do.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lyriferous