Word: hippophagous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: hip
poph
a
gous
Definition: Feeding on horseflesh; the flesh of horses as food
Morphemes:
Affix: hippo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: horse
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵππος
Language: grc
Decoded: ippos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a horse, a mare
Affix: -phagous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form an o-grade action noun.