Word: denticles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: den
ti
cles
Definition: Plural of denticle; small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod
Morphemes:
Affix: denticle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A dentil. Any one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: den
Language: en
Decoded: den
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.