Word: prickleback
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: prick
le
back
Definition: The stickleback; small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
Morphemes:
Affix: prickle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The keel and keelson of a ship.