Word: ctenophore
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cten
o
phore
Definition: Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having lucent, mucilaginous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming.
Morphemes:
Affix: cteno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names: comb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κτείς
Language: grc
Decoded: kteis
Meaning: comb
Affix: -phore
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Bearer, carrier or conveyor.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -φόρος
Language: grc
Decoded: -phoros
Meaning: bearing