Word: kingfishers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: king
fi
shers
Definition: Plural of kingfisher; nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
Morphemes:
Affix: kin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Race; family; breed; kind.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Cod; codfish.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.