Word: plesiosaur
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ple
si
o
saur
Definition: Any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Morphemes:
Affix: plesio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Close, near.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλησίον
Language: grc
Decoded: plesion
Meaning: near
Affix: -saur
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the common names of extinct reptilian creatures such as dinosaurs
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σαῦρος
Language: grc
Decoded: sauros
Meaning: lizard, reptile