Word: xylivorous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: xy
li
vor
ous
Definition: That eats wood
Morphemes:
Affix: xylo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: wood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξύλον
Language: grc
Decoded: xulon
Meaning: wood
Affix: -vorous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vorō
Language: la
Decoded: voro
Meaning: I devour, I eat greedily
Affix: -us
Language: la
Decoded: -us
Meaning: -vorus
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.