favosite

American

[fav-uh-sahyt] / ˈfæv əˌsaɪt /

noun

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.

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

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