Word: microzooplankton
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
zoop
lank
ton
Definition: Any of the smallest forms of zooplankton; animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: zoo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: animal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζῷον
Language: grc
Decoded: zoon
Meaning: animal
Affix: plankton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλαγκτός
Language: grc
Decoded: plagktos
Meaning: drifter