Word: lepidopterology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lep
i
dop
ter
ol
o
gy
Definition: The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
Morphemes:
Affix: lepidopterology
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The scientific study of butterflies and moths (the Lepidoptera).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: lepo
Meaning: to peel
Affix: -ῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -is
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms feminine nouns, or feminine forms of adjectives
Affix: πτερόν
Language: grc
Decoded: pteron
Meaning: wing
Affix: λόγος
Language: grc
Decoded: logos
Meaning: explanation
Affix: -ῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns