Word: copepods
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
pe
pods
Definition: Plural of copepod; minute marine or freshwater crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish
Morphemes:
Affix: copepod
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of very many small crustaceans of the subclass Copepoda, that are widely distributed and ecologically important.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κώπη
Language: grc
Decoded: kope
Meaning: handle
Affix: -pod
Language: en
Decoded: -pod
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.