Word: postclavicle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: post
clav
i
cle
Definition: A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: behind
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: clavicle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: clāvis
Language: la
Decoded: clavis
Meaning: a key
Affix: -cula
Language: la
Decoded: -cula
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.