Alveolites
noun
Al·ve·o·li·tes
ˌalvēəˈlītēz,
(ˌ)alˌvē-
: a genus of fossil corals of the Silurian and Devonian rocks having massive or branching bodies with compressed thin-walled corallites
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin alveolus small cavity + New Latin -ites -ite
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above