Word: screwworm
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: screw
worm
Definition: The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.
Morphemes:
Affix: screw
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An amphipod crustacean.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scrōfa
Language: la
Decoded: scrofa
Meaning: female pig
Affix: worm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake, snail, or caterpillar.