Word: larvicide
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lar
vi
cide
Definition: Any pesticide that attacks the larval stage of an insect
Morphemes:
Affix: larva
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: larva
Language: la
Decoded: larva
Meaning: ghost-like, masked
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun