Word: myxinoid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: myx
i
noid
Definition: A hagfish; eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
Morphemes:
Affix: myxinoid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hagfish; eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Myxine
Language: NL.
Decoded: Myxine
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Myxinidae - hagfish
Affix: -oid
Language: en
Decoded: -oid
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.