Word: epipharynx
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ep
i
phar
ynx
Definition: A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects.
Morphemes:
Affix: epi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denotes an epimeric form
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: on top of
Affix: pharynx
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pharynx
Language: la
Decoded: pharynx
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The pharynx.