Word: placoderms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pla
co
derms
Definition: Plural of placoderm; fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
Morphemes:
Affix: placo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Provided with or relating to a flat plate or plates.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλάξ
Language: grc
Decoded: plax
Meaning: plate, tablet
Affix: -derm
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: skin or covering
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δέρω
Language: grc
Decoded: dero
Meaning: I skin”, “I flay
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.