Word: porcupinefish
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: por
cu
pine
fish
Definition: blowfish; any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
Morphemes:
Affix: porcupine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: porcus
Language: la
Decoded: porcus
Meaning: pig
Affix: spinus
Language: la
Decoded: spinus
Meaning: spine
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.