Word: magnetotaxis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mag
ne
to
ta
xis
Definition: The supposed ability to sense a magnetic field and coordinate movement in response, later discovered to be natural magnetism: such creatures orient themselves magnetically even after death
Morphemes:
Affix: magnet-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: magnet, magnetic, magnetism
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: taxi
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix