Word: nasorostral
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: na
so
ros
tral
Definition: An enlarged and usually paired scale, just behind the rostral and in front of the nasal.
Morphemes:
Affix: naso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the nose; the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nāsus
Language: la
Decoded: nasus
Meaning: nose
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: rostral
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A scale in reptiles on the median plate of the tip of the snout that borders the mouth opening.