Words with Root “costrac-” in English (US)

Malacostracology is a noun denoting the study of malacostracans. It is divided into seven syllables: ma-la-co-strac-o-lo-gy, with primary stress on the fifth syllable ('kol'). The word is morphologically complex, comprising a Latin prefix, a Greek root, and a Greek suffix. Syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant and consonant cluster division rules.