Favosites
noun
Fav·o·si·tes
: a genus (the type of a large exclusively Paleozoic family Favositidae) of extinct corals having polygonal cells with perforated walls especially abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks
favositoid adjective
¦69 ⸗¦sītˌȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, probably from (assumed) New Latin favosus + New Latin -ites -ite