ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsīd.(ˌ)ēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from (assumed) New Latin favosus + New Latin -ites -ite
: a genus (the type of a large exclusively Paleozoic family Favositidae) of extinct corals having polygonal cells with perforated walls especially abundant in the Silurian and Devonian rocks
• fav·o·sit·oid |69 ̷ ̷|sīd.ˌȯid adjective