Monticulipora

noun

Mon·​ti·​cu·​lip·​ora

ˌmäntəkyəˈlipərə

: 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

monticuliporidean

¦⸗⸗⸗¦⸗⸗¦ridēən

adjective or noun

monticuliporoid

¦⸗⸗⸗¦⸗⸗ˌrȯid

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin monticulus + New Latin -pora

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