Word: aerotaxis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: aer
o
tax
is
Definition: Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
Morphemes:
Affix: aero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: air or aircraft
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀέρος
Language: grc
Decoded: aeros
PoS: Noun
Meaning: air
Affix: taxi
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: taxa
Language: ML.
Decoded: taxa
Meaning: tax, charge
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix