Word: teilzones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: teil
zones
Definition: Plural of teilzone; the stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area
Morphemes:
Affix: teilzone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The stratigraphic range of the rock unit between the first and last appearance datum of a particular taxon in a local area, a subset of the global biozone for that taxon.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Teil
Language: de
Decoded: Teil
PoS: Noun
Meaning: part, piece (of a whole, often in relation to living things or an abstract concept)
Affix: zone
Language: en
Decoded: zone
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any given region or area of the world.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).