Word: catchflies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: catch
flies
Definition: Plural of catchfly; mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone
Morphemes:
Affix: catch
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The game of catching a ball.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: capiō
Language: la
Decoded: capio
Meaning: take, capture
Affix: -tō
Language: la
Decoded: -to
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms action nouns from verbs.
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.