Word: schistosomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: schi
sto
somes
Definition: Plural of schistosome; flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
Morphemes:
Affix: schistosome
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A parasitic flatworm which needs two hosts to complete its life cycle. The immature form infests freshwater snails and the adult lives in the blood vessels of birds and mammals, causing bilharzia in humans.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σχιστός
Language: grc
Decoded: skhistos
Meaning: cleaved, divided
Affix: σῶμα
Language: grc
Decoded: soma
Meaning: body
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.