Word: hairstreaks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hair
streaks
Definition: Plural of hairstreak; small butterflies having striped markings under the wings
Morphemes:
Affix: hair
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
Affix: streak
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).