Word: biosentinels
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
sen
ti
nels
Definition: Plural of biosentinel. Any organism that is the first to respond to a change in the environment, typically the presence of a pollutant
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: sentinel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sign of a health risk (e.g. a disease, an adverse effect).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sentiō
Language: la
Decoded: sentio
Meaning: feel, perceive by the senses
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.