Word: molluscicide
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mo
llu
sci
cide
Definition: To kill molluscs; invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
Morphemes:
Affix: mollusc
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: molluscus
Language: la
Decoded: molluscus
Meaning: thin-shelled
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun