Word: spirifers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spi
ri
fers
Definition: Plural of spirifer. Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.
Morphemes:
Affix: spirifer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spira
Language: la
Decoded: spira
Meaning: a coil
Affix: fero
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: I bear
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.