Word: tormogens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tor
mo
gens
Definition: Plural of tormogen. A specialized epidermal cell, in insects, associated with a seta that secretes the cuticle of the socket and bounds the receptor lymph cavity
Morphemes:
Affix: tormogen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A specialized epidermal cell in insects, associated with the formation of the socket around the base of a bristle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τόρμος
Language: grc
Decoded: tormos
Meaning: socket
Affix: -gen
Language: en
Decoded: -gen
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.
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.