Word: mycophages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: my
co
pha
ges
Definition: Plural of mycophage; a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms)
Morphemes:
Affix: myco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to fungi; the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύκης
Language: grc
Decoded: mukes
Meaning: mushroom or other fungus
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: -phage
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something that eats, or consumes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form a noun of result or an abstract noun of action.
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.