Word: hyoplastrons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
op
las
trons
Definition: Plural of hyoplastron. The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.
Morphemes:
Affix: hyo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hyoid; the hyoid bone or arch
Affix: plastron
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plastron
Language: fr
Decoded: plastron
PoS: Noun
Meaning: plastron (part of a turtle's shell)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.