Word: pseudohaltere
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pseu
do
hal
tere
Definition: One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects (Stylops), resembling the halteres, or rudimentary hind wings, of Diptera.
Morphemes:
Affix: pseudo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not a true, appearing like a true
Affix: haltere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἅλλομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: allomai
Meaning: to jump
Affix: -τήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns