Word: parasegment
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ra
seg
ment
Definition: Any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: beside, near, alongside; throughout
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: segment
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of several parts of an organism, with similar structure, arranged in a chain; such as a vertebra, or a third of an insect's thorax.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: segmentum
Language: la
Decoded: segmentum
Meaning: a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel