Word: notoplates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: no
to
plates
Definition: Plural of notoplate. The central posterior region of the neural plate that is elongated during neurulation.
Morphemes:
Affix: noto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: south, southern
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νότος
Language: grc
Decoded: notos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The south
Affix: plate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tectonic plate. Any of several large pieces of the Earth's lithosphere which participate in plate tectonics.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).