Word: planktivory
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: plank
ti
vor
y
Definition: The eating of plankton.
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: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.