Word: Streptococcaceae
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: strep
to
co
cca
ceae
Definition: Proper noun~ A taxonomic family within the order Lactobacillales - the streptococcus and related bacteria
Morphemes:
Affix: strepto-
Language: en
Meaning: shaped like a twisted chain
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στρέφω
Language: grc
Decoded: strepho
Meaning: I turn, I twist
Affix: -τος
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
Meaning: able to
Affix: -coccus
Language: en
Meaning: spherical bacteria
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κόκκος
Language: grc
Decoded: kokkos
Meaning: grain, seed
Affix: -aceae
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of taxonomic families of plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āceae
Language: la
Decoded: -aceae
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to