Word: entopterygoids
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
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Definition: Plural of entopterygoid. A certain ventral bone of reptiles or fish
Morphemes:
Affix: ento-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐντός
Language: grc
Decoded: entos
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: within, inside
Affix: pterygoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτέρῠξ
Language: grc
Decoded: pterux
Meaning: a wing
Affix: -ο-
Language: grc
Decoded: -o-
Meaning: -ο-
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
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.