Word: hookworm
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hook
worm
Definition: Any of various parasitic bloodsucking roundworms which cause disease, especially the species Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, having hooked mouthparts and entering their hosts by boring through the skin.
Morphemes:
Affix: hook
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A snare; a trap.
Affix: worm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.