Word: scissortail
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scis
sor
tail
Definition: A bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher.
Morphemes:
Affix: scissor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scissus
Language: la
Decoded: scissus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: broken asunder; divided or separated by force
Affix: -or
Language: la
Decoded: -or
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root or conceived root form
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.