Word: ostracods
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
stra
cods
Definition: Plural of ostracod; tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
Morphemes:
Affix: ostracod
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of many small crustaceans, of the class Ostracoda, that resemble a shrimp enclosed in a bivalve shell.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστρακώδης
Language: grc
Decoded: ostrakodes
Meaning: covered with shell
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.