Word: brachiopods
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bra
chi
o
pods
Definition: Plural of brachiopod; marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
Morphemes:
Affix: brachio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Arm.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bracchium
Language: la
Decoded: bracchium
PoS: Noun
Meaning: arm (shoulder to fingers)
Affix: -pod
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ποδός
Language: grc
Decoded: podos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: foot
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.