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favosite

[ fav-uh-sahyt ]

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of favosite1

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

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