Word: megaderm
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: meg
a
derm
Definition: Any of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of the genus Megaderma.
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used with taxon names to form other taxon names, usually for a morphologically similar taxon differing only in size
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: -derm
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: skin or covering
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δέρω
Language: grc
Decoded: dero
Meaning: I skin”, “I flay
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action