Word: protospines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
spines
Definition: Plural of protospine
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: spine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spīna
Language: la
Decoded: spina
Meaning: a thorn; a prickle, spine; the backbone
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.