Word: holoparasites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ho
lo
par
a
sites
Definition: Plural of holoparasite; a parasitic organism that cannot complete its life-cycle without exploiting a suitable host
Morphemes:
Affix: holo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hologram
Affix: parasite
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside
Affix: σῖτος
Language: grc
Decoded: sitos
Meaning: wheat, corn
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.