Word: megabenthic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: me
ga
ben
thic
Definition: Relating to the megabenthos
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very large, great.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
Affix: benthos
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The flora and fauna at the bottom of a body of water.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βένθος
Language: grc
Decoded: benthos
Meaning: the depths
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to