Word: forktail
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fork
tail
Definition: A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Morphemes:
Affix: fork
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To spawn a new child process in some sense duplicating the existing process.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: furca
Language: la
Decoded: furca
Meaning: pitchfork, forked stake; gallows, beam, stake, support post, yoke
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.