Word: mesosaurs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
so
saurs
Definition: Plural of mesosaur; were a group of small aquatic reptiles that lived during the early Permian period, roughly 299 to 270 million years ago
Morphemes:
Affix: meso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέσος
Language: grc
Decoded: mesos
Meaning: middle
Affix: -saur
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the common names of extinct reptilian creatures such as dinosaurs
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σαῦρος
Language: grc
Decoded: sauros
Meaning: lizard, reptile
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).