Word: kinetoplastid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: kine
to
pla
stid
Definition: Any of a group of parasitic flagellate protozoa, of the class Kinetoplastea, responsible for several diseases in humans and animals
Morphemes:
Affix: kineto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: motion; movement
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Affix: -id
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming common names of members of a taxon which has a name ending in -idae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ide
Language: fr
Decoded: -ide
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.