Word: urostyles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ur
o
styles
Definition: Plural of urostyle. A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.
Morphemes:
Affix: uro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: urochord or the Urochordata; having a tail.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οὐρά
Language: grc
Decoded: oura
Meaning: tail
Affix: -style
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: column(s); forming adjectives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στῦλος
Language: grc
Decoded: stulos
Meaning: pillar, column
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.