Word: lithozones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
tho
zones
Definition: Plural of lithozone. A lithostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic lithostratigraphy.
Morphemes:
Affix: litho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lith- + -o-
Affix: zone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any given region or area of the world.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζώνη
Language: grc
Decoded: zone
Meaning: girdle, belt
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).