a. [f. as prec. + -FEROUS; cf. F. chalazifère.] Bearing the chalaza or chalazæ: Chalaziferous membrane, ‘the layer of albumen round the yolk of a bird’s egg, to which the chalaza are attached’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).
1859. Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., V. 65/1. The membrane which proceeds from the Chalazæ over the surface of the yolk has been called Chalaziferous.
