Word: cephalochordates
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ce
pha
lo
chor
dates
Definition: Plural of cephalochordate; fish-like animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column
Morphemes:
Affix: cephalo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to the brain or head; the brain of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κεφαλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
PoS: Noun
Meaning: head
Affix: chordate
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of the phylum Chordata; numerous animals having a notochord at some stage of their development; in vertebrates this develops into the spine
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.