fenestellid

noun

fen·​es·​tel·​lid

-elə̇d

plural -s

: a bryozoan of the genus Fenestella or the family Fenestellidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Fenestellidae, family of bryozoans, from Fenestella, type genus + -idae

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