Word: episternums
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
pi
ster
nums
Definition: Plural of episternum. The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
Morphemes:
Affix: epi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denotes an epimeric form
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: on top of
Affix: sternum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.