Word: hystricomorph
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
stri
co
morph
Definition: Any Old World porcupine of the family Hystricidae
Morphemes:
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: -morph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: shape, form, structure
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μορφή
Language: grc
Decoded: morphe
Meaning: form, shape