Word: basibranchial
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ba
si
bran
chi
al
Definition: Relating to the bony base of gills, or to the corresponding parts of abranchiate vertebrates
Morphemes:
Affix: basi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the basion. The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: basis
Language: la
Decoded: basis
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation.
Affix: branchial
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to, or resembling gills or the embryonic branchial arches and clefts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: branchiae
Language: la
Decoded: branchiae
PoS: Noun
Meaning: branchia (gill of a fish)