Word: diatomivorous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: di
a
to
mi
vor
ous
Definition: Feeding on diatoms; microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica
Morphemes:
Affix: diatom
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: διάτομος
Language: grc
Decoded: diatomos
Meaning: cut through, cut in half
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.