Word: autozygous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: au
to
zy
gous
Definition: Being a genotype of a kind where two alleles at a locus originate from a common ancestor by way of nonrandom mating (inbreeding).
Morphemes:
Affix: auto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: auto- (relating to cars)
Affix: zygo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: pair
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζυγόν
Language: grc
Decoded: zugon
Meaning: yoke
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of