ax·o·noph·o·ra \ˌaksəˈnäf(ə)rə\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from axono- + -phora : a suborder of Graptoloidea in which the colony has a virgula • ax·on·o·phore\akˈsänəˌfō(ə)r\adjective • ax·o·noph·o·rous\|aksə|näf(ə)rəs\adjective