Word: pleurocoel
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pleu
ro
co
el
Definition: One of a set of hollow depressions on the lateral portions of the vertebrae in dinosaurs, which served to decrease the weight of these bones without sacrificing strength.
Morphemes:
Affix: pleura
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lateral part in an animal body or structure.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -coel
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A cavity; a natural hollow or sinus within the body
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κοῖλος
Language: grc
Decoded: koilos
Meaning: hollow