Word: pseudotympanum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pseu
do
tym
pa
num
Definition: A translucent, triangular area behind the opercle of some fish (supposed to function in hearing)
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not a true, appearing like a true
Affix: tympanum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a thin tense membrane covering the hearing organ on the leg or body of some insects, sometimes adapted (as in cicadas) for producing sound.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tympanum
Language: la
Decoded: tympanum
Meaning: a drum, timbrel, tambourine; the eardrum