Word: anglerfishes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
gler
fi
shes
Definition: Plural of anglerfish; fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Morphemes:
Affix: angle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: anglen
Language: enm
Decoded: anglen
Meaning: to fish
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use as bait when fishing.
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns