Word: xylophages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xy
lo
pha
ges
Definition: Plural of xylophage. Any living organism that feeds on wood.
Morphemes:
Affix: xylo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: wood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξύλον
Language: grc
Decoded: xulon
Meaning: wood
Affix: -phage
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something that eats, or consumes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form a noun of result or an abstract noun of action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.