Word: electroreceptive
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
lec
tro
re
cep
tive
Definition: capable of electroreception; the biological ability to perceive natural electrical stimuli
Morphemes:
Affix: electro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: electricity or electrical
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἤλεκτρον
Language: grc
Decoded: elektron
Meaning: amber
Affix: receptive
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Capable of receiving something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: receptus
Language: la
Decoded: receptus
Meaning: retaken, having been retaken; received, having been received
Affix: -īvus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
Meaning: suffix added to the perfect passive participial stems of verbs, forming a deverbal adjective meaning ‘doing; related to doing’