Word: pterosphenoid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pte
ros
phe
noid
Definition: Either of a pair of endochondral bones in the skull of some fish
Morphemes:
Affix: ptero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: wing or feather
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτερόν
Language: grc
Decoded: pteron
Meaning: wing, feather
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