Word: echidnas
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
chid
nas
Definition: Plural of echidna; a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites; native to Australia
Morphemes:
Affix: echidna
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the species of small spined monotremes in family Tachyglossidae, the four extant species of which are found in Australia and southern New Guinea.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔχιδνα
Language: grc
Decoded: ekhidna
Meaning: snake, viper
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).