Word: shellbacks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: shell
backs
Definition: Plural of shellback. A worldly sailor.
Morphemes:
Affix: shell
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The keel and keelson of a ship.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.