Word: madreporite
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mad
re
por
ite
Definition: A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.
Morphemes:
Affix: madrepore
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any stony coral; corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mater
Language: la
Decoded: mater
PoS: Noun
Meaning: motherland
Affix: poro
Language: it
Decoded: poro
Meaning: pore
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.