Word: coelacanthous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: coe
la
can
thous
Definition: Relating to coelacanths; fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
Morphemes:
Affix: coelacanth
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any lobe-finned fish in the order Coelacanthiformes, thought until 1938 to have been extinct for 70 million years.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κοῖλος
Language: grc
Decoded: koilos
Meaning: hollow
Affix: ἀκή
Language: grc
Decoded: ake
Meaning: thorn
Affix: ἄνθος
Language: grc
Decoded: anthos
Meaning: flower
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of