Word: Icteridae
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: ic
ter
i
dae
Definition: Proper noun~ A taxonomic family within the order Passeriformes - the grackles, New World blackbirds, and
Morphemes:
Affix: Icterus
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Icteridae - New World orioles
Etymology Compounds: Affix: icterus
Language: la
Decoded: icterus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a yellow bird, otherwise unknown, the sight of which was said to cure jaundice; perhaps loriot, golden oriole
Affix: -idae
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of families of animals.