Axonophora

plural noun

Ax·​o·​noph·​o·​ra

ˌaksəˈnäf(ə)rə

: a suborder of Graptoloidea in which the colony has a virgula

axonophore

akˈsänəˌfō(ə)r

adjective

axonophorous

¦aksə¦näf(ə)rəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from axono- + -phora

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