Word: butterfish
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: but
ter
fish
Definition: The Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis [], [].
Morphemes:
Affix: butter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various foodstuffs made from other foods or oils, similar in consistency to, eaten like or intended as a substitute for butter (preceded by the name of the food used to make it).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βοῦς
Language: grc
Decoded: bous
Meaning: cow
Affix: τυρός
Language: grc
Decoded: turos
Meaning: cheese
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Cod; codfish.