Word: ichthyophages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ich
thy
o
pha
ges
Definition: Plural of ichthyophage. That which consumes fish; any fish-eating thing or (more rarely) person.
Morphemes:
Affix: ichthyo-
Language: en
Meaning: fish
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἰχθύς
Language: grc
Decoded: ikhthus
Meaning: fish
Affix: -phage
Language: en
Meaning: eater
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Masculine and feminine nominative singular of
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.