Word: hemiheterocercal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: he
mi
he
ter
o
cer
cal
Definition: Partially heterocercal; possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
Morphemes:
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Half.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: other, different
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: cercal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the tail; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κέρκος
Language: grc
Decoded: kerkos
Meaning: tail