Word: poikilotherms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: poi
ki
lo
therms
Definition: Plural of poikilotherm; an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
Morphemes:
Affix: poikilo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: variegated or variable
Affix: -therm
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to name types of animal having a specified form of body temperature mechanism
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.