Word: deuterostomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: deu
ter
o
stomes
Definition: Plural of deuterostome; any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth
Morphemes:
Affix: deuterostome
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δύο
Language: grc
Decoded: duo
Meaning: two
Affix: -τερος
Language: grc
Decoded: -teros
Meaning: comparative suffix
Affix: στόμα
Language: grc
Decoded: stoma
Meaning: mouth
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.