Word: paradoxures
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ra
do
xures
Definition: Plural of paradoxure; a genus of three palm civets within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822
Morphemes:
Affix: paradoxure
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beyond
Affix: δόξα
Language: grc
Decoded: doxa
Meaning: expectation
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Nominative singular of masculine and feminine
Affix: οὐρά
Language: grc
Decoded: oura
Meaning: tail
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).