Word: metabranchial
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: met
a
bran
chi
al
Definition: Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having analogies with metaphysics.
Affix: branchial
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: branchiae
Language: la
Decoded: branchiae
PoS: Noun
Meaning: branchia (gill of a fish)