Word: detritivorous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: de
tri
ti
vor
ous
Definition: That feeds on detritus; saprophagous
Morphemes:
Affix: detritus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē
Language: la
Decoded: de
Meaning: away
Affix: terō
Language: la
Decoded: tero
Meaning: rub
Affix: -vorous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vorō
Language: la
Decoded: voro
Meaning: I devour, I eat greedily
Affix: -us
Language: la
Decoded: -us
Meaning: -vorus
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.