ˌmäntəkyəˈlipərə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin monticulus + New Latin -pora
: a genus of fossil bryozoans forming massive zoaria similar to coral and composed of polygonal mostly thin-walled zooecia and represented by numerous species in the Ordovician and extending into the Silurian
• mon·ti·cu·lip·o·rid·e·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ridēən adjective or noun
• mon·ti·cu·lip·o·roid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌrȯid adjective or noun