Word: phytosaur
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phy
to
saur
Definition: Any member of the families Phytosauridae or Parasuchidae, a group of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.
Morphemes:
Affix: phyto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to or derived from plants.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: -saur
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the common names of extinct reptilian creatures such as dinosaurs
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σαῦρος
Language: grc
Decoded: sauros
Meaning: lizard, reptile