Word: photovores
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
vores
Definition: Plural of photovore. A robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: -vore
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vorare
Language: la
Decoded: vorare
Meaning: to devour
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.