Word: scotoperiod
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sco
to
pe
ri
od
Definition: The period of darkness, or absence of daylight, experienced by an organism.
Morphemes:
Affix: scoto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: darkness
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκότος
Language: grc
Decoded: skotos
Meaning: darkness
Affix: period
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί-
Language: grc
Decoded: peri-
Meaning: around
Affix: ὁδός
Language: grc
Decoded: odos
Meaning: way