Word: boxfishes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: box
fi
shes
Definition: Plural of boxfish; any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
Morphemes:
Affix: box
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: buxus
Language: la
Decoded: buxus
Meaning: box tree; thing made from boxwood
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The flesh of the fish used as food.
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns