Word: elephanticide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
le
phan
ti
cide
Definition: The killing of an elephant.
Morphemes:
Affix: elephant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any member of the family Elephantidae not also of the genus Mammuthus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: elephantus
Language: la
Decoded: elephantus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An elephant.
Affix: -icide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -cide. In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix -cide