Word: ectopterygoids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ec
top
ter
y
goids
Definition: Plural of ectopterygoid. A certain ventral bone of reptiles or fish
Morphemes:
Affix: ecto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: outside
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐκτός
Language: grc
Decoded: ektos
Meaning: outside
Affix: pterygoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτέρῠξ
Language: grc
Decoded: pterux
Meaning: a wing
Affix: -ο-
Language: grc
Decoded: -o-
Meaning: -ο-
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.