Word: protospecies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
spe
cies
Definition: A preexisting type of species from which other species evolved.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: specie
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: singular of species.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).