Word: porcupinefishes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: por
cu
pi
ne
fi
shes
Definition: Plural of porcupinefish; spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters
Morphemes:
Affix: porcupine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: porcus
Language: la
Decoded: porcus
Meaning: pig
Affix: spinus
Language: la
Decoded: spinus
Meaning: spine
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns