Word: pterygoid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pter
y
goid
Definition: Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
Morphemes:
Affix: pterygoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτέρῠξ
Language: grc
Decoded: pterux
Meaning: a wing
Affix: -ο-
Language: grc
Decoded: -o-
Meaning: -ο-
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής