favosite

American  

[fav-uh-sahyt] / ˈfæv əˌsaɪt /

noun

1. any of numerous corals of the extinct genus Favosites, most common during the Silurian and Devonian periods, having polygonal cells with rows of pores in the walls.

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Etymology

Origin of favosite

1825–35; < New Latin Favosites, equivalent to Latin fav ( us ) honeycomb + -ōs(us ) -ose ¹ + Greek -itēs -ite ¹

Example Sentences

But this little Favosite, for that was his name, became lonesome on the bottom of that old ocean; so one night, when he was fast asleep and dreaming as only a coral animal can dream, there sprouted out of his side another little Favosite, who very soon began to wall himself up as his parent had done.

From Project Gutenberg