Word: circumorbital
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cir
cu
mor
bi
tal
Definition: Any of the scales around a reptile's eye.
Morphemes:
Affix: circum-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around, surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: circum-
Language: la
Decoded: circum-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circum- (round, about)
Affix: orbit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The area around the eye of a bird or other animal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: orbita
Language: la
Decoded: orbita
Meaning: course, track, impression, mark
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.