Word: parasphenoids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ras
phe
noids
Definition: Plural of parasphenoid. A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: parachute.
Affix: sphenoid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sphenoid bone; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σφήν
Language: grc
Decoded: sphen
Meaning: wedge
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).