Word: holoplanktonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ho
lo
plank
to
nic
Definition: Of or pertaining to holoplankton. Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
Morphemes:
Affix: holo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hologram
Affix: plankton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλαγκτός
Language: grc
Decoded: plagktos
Meaning: drifter
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to