Word: synapsids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: syn
ap
sids
Definition: Plural of synapsid; extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull
Morphemes:
Affix: synapsid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: syn-
Language: en
Decoded: syn-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: concomitant; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Affix: ἅπτω
Language: grc
Decoded: apto
Meaning: I fasten to
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).