Word: endostyles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
do
styles
Definition: Plural of endostyle. A longitudinal ciliated groove on the ventral wall of the pharynx which produces mucus to gather food particles, found in urochordates and cephalochordates and in the larvae of lampreys.
Morphemes:
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: -style
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: column(s); forming adjectives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στῦλος
Language: grc
Decoded: stulos
Meaning: pillar, column
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.