Word: ossicones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ssi
cones
Definition: Plural of ossicone; columnar or conical skin-covered bone structures on the heads of giraffes, male okapi, and some of their extinct relatives
Morphemes:
Affix: ossicone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of the horn-like protuberances on the heads of giraffes and male okapi. Some extinct species in the family bore antler-like ossicones.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cōnus
Language: la
Decoded: conus
Meaning: cone, wedge, peak
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.