Word: pygostyles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: py
go
styles
Definition: Plural of pygostyle. The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.
Morphemes:
Affix: pygostyle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pygo-
Language: en
Decoded: pygo-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: rump, posterior
Affix: στῦλος
Language: grc
Decoded: stulos
Meaning: column
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.