Word: helmetshrike
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hel
metshrike
Definition: Any of a group of crested prionopid birds.
Morphemes:
Affix: helm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An individual plant stem.
Affix: -et
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form diminutives, loosely construed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -et
Language: fro
Decoded: -et
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun.
Affix: shrike
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.