Word: gomphotheres
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gom
photheres
Definition: Plural of gomphothere; extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene
Morphemes:
Affix: gomphothere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the extinct proboscideans of the family Gomphotheriidae, that lived in North America and Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene (12—1. 6million years ago), and latterly also in South America (around 3 million to 9100 years ago).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γόμφος
Language: grc
Decoded: gomphos
Meaning: nail, peg, fastener, joint
Affix: θήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: ther
Meaning: animal, beast
Affix: -ῐον
Language: grc
Decoded: -ion
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix forming names for places.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).