Word: lampricides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lam
pri
cides
Definition: Plural of lampricide; any chemical designed to target the larvae of lampreys in river systems before they develop into parasitic adults
Morphemes:
Affix: lamprey
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lambō
Language: la
Decoded: lambo
Meaning: I lick, lap
Affix: petra
Language: la
Decoded: petra
Meaning: stone, rock
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.