Word: odontostyles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
don
to
styles
Definition: Plural of odontostyle. A protrusible, hollow, needle-like tooth found in nematodes, used to puncture and empty food items.
Morphemes:
Affix: odonto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Tooth-like
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀδούς
Language: grc
Decoded: odous
Meaning: tooth
Affix: -style
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: column(s); forming adjectives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στῦλος
Language: grc
Decoded: stulos
Meaning: pillar, column
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).