ˌstrōməˈtäpərə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from stromat-, stroma + -o- + -pora
: a genus (the type of the family Stromatoporidae) of extinct hydrozoans that form thick concentric laminae of reticulated calcareous tissue with scattered tubules for the zooids and with related hydrozoans constitute extensive beds in various Paleozoic and especially Devonian rocks
• stro·ma·top·o·roid | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|täpəˌrȯid adjective or noun