Word: paleoichthyologists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
le
oich
thy
o
lo
gists
Definition: Plural of paleoichthyologist; began about 530 million years ago during the Cambrian explosion
Morphemes:
Affix: paleo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to paleontology; the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παλαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: palaios
Meaning: old
Affix: ichthyo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fish
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἰχθύς
Language: grc
Decoded: ikhthus
Meaning: fish
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a person who holds bigoted, partial views.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).