Word: alisphenoids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
lis
phe
noids
Definition: Plural of alisphenoid. Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
Morphemes:
Affix: ali-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lateral expansion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: āla
Language: la
Decoded: ala
Meaning: wing
Affix: sphenoid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sphenoid bone; rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σφήν
Language: grc
Decoded: sphen
Meaning: wedge
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 regular plurals of nouns.