Word: zootypes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: zoo
types
Definition: Plural of zootype. An animal totem; an animal (or animal figure) that is taken as symbolic of a deeper abstraction.
Morphemes:
Affix: zoo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: animal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζῷον
Language: grc
Decoded: zoon
Meaning: animal
Affix: type
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τύπος
Language: grc
Decoded: tupos
Meaning: mark, impression, type
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).