favositidæ

pl. [Latin favosus =like a honey-comb, and fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] Palæont.: A family of tabulate corals, having the septa and corallites distinct, and little or no true coenenchyma. fa-vo-spon-gi-a, s . [Lat. favus =a honey-comb, and spongia a sponge.J Palæont .: A genus of fo il sponges found in the Upper Silurian rocks.