Word: monotreme
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mon
o
treme
Definition: A mammal that lays eggs and has a single urogenital and digestive orifice. Only the echidnas and platypuses are included in this group.
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: -treme
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a trema (hole or aperture) or tremata of the type, position or number specified by the prefix
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τετραίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: tetraino
Meaning: to perforate
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action