a. Zool. [f. L. acētābul-um + -FEROUS = bearing.] Bearing acetabula; furnished with fleshy cups or suckers for adhering to bodies.
1836. Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., I. 550/1. The nerves are continued of a simple structure as far as the acetabuliferous extremities.
1851. Richardson, Geol., viii. 253. There are ten of these acetabuliferous arms.
1877. Huxley, Anat. Inv. An., viii. 507. Two acetabuliferous tentacles take their origin on the inner side of a cup-like hood.
