Word: pleurosteon
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pleu
ros
te
on
Definition: The anterolateral piece which articulates the sternum of birds.
Morphemes:
Affix: pleura
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lateral part in an animal body or structure.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: osteon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone