Word: spinetails
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spi
ne
tails
Definition: Plural of spinetail. The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis.
Morphemes:
Affix: spine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spīna
Language: la
Decoded: spina
Meaning: a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.