Word: myrmecophage
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: myr
me
co
phage
Definition: Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
Morphemes:
Affix: myrmeco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύρμηκος
Language: grc
Decoded: murmekos
Meaning: ant’s
Affix: -phage
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something that eats, or consumes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form a noun of result or an abstract noun of action.