Word: acritarchs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
cri
tarchs
Definition: Plural of acritarch. Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non- carbonate, non- siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.
Morphemes:
Affix: acritarch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: not
Affix: κρῐτός
Language: grc
Decoded: kritos
Meaning: chosen, picked out, separated
Affix: -arch
Language: en
Decoded: -arch
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leading, leader
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).