Word: plesiosaurs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ple
si
o
saurs
Definition: Plural of plesiosaur; extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
Morphemes:
Affix: plesio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Close, near.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλησίον
Language: grc
Decoded: plesion
Meaning: near
Affix: -saur
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the common names of extinct reptilian creatures such as dinosaurs
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σαῦρος
Language: grc
Decoded: sauros
Meaning: lizard, reptile
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.