Word: trilobites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tri
lo
bites
Definition: Plural of trilobite; an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Paleozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts
Morphemes:
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: three
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tri-
Language: la
Decoded: tri-
Meaning: three
Affix: lobe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λοβός
Language: grc
Decoded: lobos
Meaning: the lobe of the ear or of the liver, the pod of a leguminous plant
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting fossil organisms.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.