Word: mealybug
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: meal
y
bug
Definition: Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
Morphemes:
Affix: meal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.
Affix: bug
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bugge
Language: enm
Decoded: bugge
Meaning: scarecrow, hobgoblin