Word: lampricidal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lam
pri
ci
dal
Definition: Acting as a lampricide.
Morphemes:
Affix: lamprey
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lambō
Language: la
Decoded: lambo
Meaning: I lick, lap
Affix: petra
Language: la
Decoded: petra
Meaning: stone, rock
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.