Word: scotoperiods
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sco
to
pe
ri
ods
Definition: Plural of scotoperiod. The period of darkness, or absence of daylight, experienced by an organism.
Morphemes:
Affix: scoto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: darkness
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκότος
Language: grc
Decoded: skotos
Meaning: darkness
Affix: period
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί-
Language: grc
Decoded: peri-
Meaning: around
Affix: ὁδός
Language: grc
Decoded: odos
Meaning: way
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).