Word: spirifer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spi
ri
fer
Definition: Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.
Morphemes:
Affix: spirifer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of numerous species of fossil brachiopods of the genera †Spirifer and †Delthyris and allied genera in order †Spiriferida, in which the long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or helix, on each side.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spira
Language: la
Decoded: spira
Meaning: a coil
Affix: fero
Language: la
Decoded: fero
Meaning: I bear