Word: glossopharynx
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glo
sso
phar
ynx
Definition: The region that includes the tongue and the pharynx
Morphemes:
Affix: glosso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the tongue; the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: tongue; language
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: pharynx
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pharynx
Language: la
Decoded: pharynx
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The pharynx.