Word: pleurobranchs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pleu
ro
branchs
Definition: Plural of pleurobranch. Any of the gills of a crustacean that are attached to the side of the thorax.
Morphemes:
Affix: pleura
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Plural of pleuron. A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: branch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: branche
Language: fro
Decoded: branche
PoS: Noun
Meaning: branch (appendage of a tree)
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.