Word: ichnofossils
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ich
no
fo
ssils
Definition: Plural of ichnofossil. A trace fossil; a fossil record that preserves some activity of an organism, but no part of the organism itself.
Morphemes:
Affix: ichno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: trace
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἴχνος
Language: grc
Decoded: ikhnos
Meaning: footprint
Affix: fossil
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fossil word; a unit of language that native speakers can identify
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fodiō
Language: la
Decoded: fodio
Meaning: dig; mine; quarry
Affix: -ilis
Language: la
Decoded: -ilis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).