Word: myrmecophagous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: myr
me
co
pha
gous
Definition: pertaining to the anteater; any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites
Morphemes:
Affix: myrmeco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύρμηκος
Language: grc
Decoded: murmekos
Meaning: ant’s
Affix: -phagous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form an o-grade action noun.