Word: tripterous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: trip
ter
ous
Definition: Having three wings or wing-like structures.
Morphemes:
Affix: tri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: three
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tri-
Language: la
Decoded: tri-
Meaning: three
Affix: -pterous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having wings
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτερόν
Language: grc
Decoded: pteron
Meaning: wing
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.