Word: sphenethmoid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sphe
neth
moid
Definition: A bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians.
Morphemes:
Affix: spheno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sphenoid bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σφήν
Language: grc
Decoded: sphen
Meaning: wedge
Affix: ethmoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the ethmoid bone; one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἠθμός
Language: grc
Decoded: ethmos
Meaning: a strainer, sieve
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής