Word: pleurodont
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pleu
ro
dont
Definition: Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
Morphemes:
Affix: pleura
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A lateral part in an animal body or structure.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
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: -odont
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tooth; toothed
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀδούς
Language: grc
Decoded: odous
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tooth, tusk