Word: metapterygoid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
tap
ter
y
goid
Definition: A bone, in the skull of teleostean fish, that lies behind the pterygoid
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Behind
Affix: pterygoid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pterygoid part (such as a bone, muscle, or nerve).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτέρῠξ
Language: grc
Decoded: pterux
Meaning: a wing
Affix: -ο-
Language: grc
Decoded: -o-
Meaning: -ο-
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής