Word: hairstreak
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hair
streak
Definition: Any of many butterflies, of the subfamily Theclinae, that have hairlike projections on the back wings.
Morphemes:
Affix: hair
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
Affix: streak
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.