Word: acanthocephalans
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
can
tho
ce
pha
lans
Definition: Plural of acanthocephalan; any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
Morphemes:
Affix: acanthocephalan
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀκή
Language: grc
Decoded: ake
Meaning: thorn
Affix: ἄνθος
Language: grc
Decoded: anthos
Meaning: flower
Affix: κεφαλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
Meaning: head
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.