polypifer
/pəˈlɪpɪfə/Zoology
noun
Originally: †a polyparium (obsolete ). Later: a colonial organism formed of polyps; especially a reef-forming coral.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in James Parkinson (1755–1824), surgeon and palaeontologist. From polyp + -ifer. Compare scientific Latin Polypifera, former division name.