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.
Origin: 1825–35; < NL Favosites, equiv. to L fav(us) honeycomb + -ōs(us) -ose1+ Gk -itēs-ite1
[fav-uh-sahyt] 
əˌsaɪt