Word: sandfly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sand
fly
Definition: A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).
Morphemes:
Affix: sand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sandpiper; any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).