Word: semiprecocial
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: se
mi
pre
co
cial
Definition: nidicolous but otherwise precocial
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: precocial
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Hatched from the egg already covered in down and with eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: praecocia
Language: la
Decoded: praecocia
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: ripe before its time; premature