Word: protobirds
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
birds
Definition: Plural of protobird. Any of several extinct animals proposed as an evolutionary link between fossil reptiles and fossil birds; a proavian.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: bird
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).