Word: planktivores
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plank
ti
vores
Definition: Plural of planktivore. An animal feeding primarily on plankton, such as a blue whale.
Morphemes:
Affix: plankton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλαγκτός
Language: grc
Decoded: plagktos
Meaning: drifter
Affix: -vore
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vorare
Language: la
Decoded: vorare
Meaning: to devour
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).