Word: ptilinum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pti
li
num
Definition: A bladder-like pouch on the head of schizophoran flies that by expanding enables the fly to emerge from its puparium.
Morphemes:
Affix: ptilinum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A bladder-like pouch on the head of schizophoran flies that by expanding enables the fly to emerge from its puparium.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ptil-
Language: fr
Decoded: ptil-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ptilo- (downy)
Affix: -in
Language: fr
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjectival suffix
Affix: -e
Language: fr
Decoded: -e
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the feminine of adjectives.