Favositoid

/ˌfævəˈsɪtɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or related to favosites; having characteristics similar to favosite corals, especially honeycomb-like structure.

Etymology

From favosite plus the suffix -oid meaning 'resembling' or 'of the nature of.' Creates an adjective describing things that look like favosites without being classified as true favosites.

Kelly Says

When paleontologists say something is 'favositoid,' they're basically saying 'it looks like a honeycomb coral but maybe isn't one'—it's a scientific way of saying 'similar but not identical'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
favositoid
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ARالعربية
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BNবাংলা
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CACatalà
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CSČeština
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DADansk
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DEDeutsch
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ELΕλληνικά
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ESEspañol
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FAفارسی
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FISuomi
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FRFrançais
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GUGU
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HAHA
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HEעברית
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HIहिन्दी
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HUMagyar
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IDBahasa Indonesia
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
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JA日本語
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KKKK
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KMKM
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KO한국어
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MRMR
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MSBahasa Melayu
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MYမြန်မာ
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NLNederlands
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NONorsk
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PAPA
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
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SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
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TAதமிழ்
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TEతెలుగు
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THไทย
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TLTL
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TRTürkçe
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UKУкраїнська
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URاردو
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VITiếng Việt
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YOYO
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ZH中文
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ZUZU
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