Word: lampreys
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lam
preys
Definition: Plural of lamprey; primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue
Morphemes:
Affix: lamprey
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lambō
Language: la
Decoded: lambo
Meaning: I lick, lap
Affix: petra
Language: la
Decoded: petra
Meaning: stone, rock
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.