Word: larvivorous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lar
viv
o
rous
Definition: That feed on the larvae of insects
Morphemes:
Affix: larva
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: larva
Language: la
Decoded: larva
Meaning: ghost-like, masked
Affix: -vorous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vorō
Language: la
Decoded: voro
Meaning: I devour, I eat greedily
Affix: -us
Language: la
Decoded: -us
Meaning: -vorus
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.