stromatoporoidadj.n.
/ˌstrəʊmətəʊˈpɔːrɔɪd/ A. adj.
Pertaining to or characteristic of the Stromatoporidæ.
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1877 H. A. Nicholson & Murie in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 14 189 A Stromatoporoid fossil.
B. n.
A member of the Stromatoporidæ, a family of hydrocoralline corals of Paleozoic age, typified by the genus Stromatopora.
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1877 H. A. Nicholson & Murie in Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 14 202 In studying the minute structure of any Stromatoporoid, it is necessary to make sections in two directions.
1896 Cambr. Nat. Hist. II. 520 The Stromatoporoids..have been variously referred to the Sponges, Hydrozoa, and Foraminifera, as well as to the Polyzoa.
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