Word: choanoid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cho
a
noid
Definition: funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals
Morphemes:
Affix: choanoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χοάνη
Language: grc
Decoded: khoane
Meaning: funnel
Affix: -oid
Language: en
Decoded: -oid
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.