Word: ptilochronology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pti
lo
chro
no
lo
gy
Definition: The study of feather growth rates as an index of nutritional condition in birds
Morphemes:
Affix: ptilo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: down, feather; also, more loosely, downy, feathery, penniform, plumiform
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτῐ́λον
Language: grc
Decoded: ptilon
Meaning: feather”, “down
Affix: chrono-
Language: en
Meaning: relating to time
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χρόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: khronos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: time (in the abstract sense)
Affix: -logy
Language: en
Meaning: study of, account of
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of