Word: hydroid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
droid
Definition: Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan
Morphemes:
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Hydrozoa; coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes
Affix: -oid
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.