Monticulipora
noun
Mon·ti·cu·lip·ora
ˌmäntəkyəˈlipərə
: a genus of fossil bryozoans forming massive zoaria similar to coral and composed of polygonal mostly thin-walled zooecia and represented by numerous species in the Ordovician and extending into the Silurian
monticuliporidean adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗⸗¦⸗⸗¦ridēən
monticuliporoid adjective or noun
¦⸗⸗⸗¦⸗⸗ˌrȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Late Latin monticulus + New Latin -pora