ˌhipyəˈrīd.(ˌ)ēz noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from hipp- + ur- (tail) + -ites
: a genus (the type of the family Hippuritidae) of aberrant marine bivalve mollusks that are confined to the Cretaceous and whose lower valve is conical, usually longitudinally ribbed, and attached by its apex and whose upper valve is depressed conic with a nearly central umbo
• hip·pu·rit·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rid.ik adjective
• hip·pu·ri·tid -|rīd.ə̇d adjective or noun
• hip·pu·ri·toid -|rīd.ˌȯid adjective