Word: protocercal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pro
to
cer
cal
Definition: Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: cercal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the tail; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κέρκος
Language: grc
Decoded: kerkos
Meaning: tail