Word: hippurites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hi
ppur
ites
Definition: Plural of hippurite. A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.
Morphemes:
Affix: hippurite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of many species, having a conical, cup-shaped undervalve, with a flattish upper valve or lid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵππος
Language: grc
Decoded: ippos
Meaning: horse
Affix: οὐρά
Language: grc
Decoded: oura
Meaning: tail
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.