Word: pricklebacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pri
ckle
backs
Definition: Plural of prickleback; small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research
Morphemes:
Affix: prickle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small, sharp pointed object, such as a thorn.
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clipping of backstroke; swim on one's back
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.