Word: serpuloid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ser
pu
loid
Definition: Resembling a serpulite.
Morphemes:
Affix: serpula
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the genus Serpula and allied genera of the family Serpulidae that secrete a calcareous tube, usually irregularly contorted, but sometimes spirally coiled, with a wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its tube when it retracts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: serpula
Language: la
Decoded: serpula
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a little snake, a little serpent
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms adjectives.
Affix: -oid
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής