Word: postlarva
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: post
lar
va
Definition: The stage in the development of bony fish, following the larval stage, in which the yolk sac is resorbed and juvenile characteristics appear
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: larva
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: larva
Language: la
Decoded: larva
Meaning: ghost-like, masked