Word: tigerstripes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ti
ger
stripes
Definition: Plural of tigerstripe; the name of a group of camouflage patterns developed for close-range use in dense jungle during jungle warfare by the South Vietnamese Armed Forces and adopted in late 1962 to early 1963 by US Special Forces during the Vietnam War
Morphemes:
Affix: tiger
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tiger beetle; beat with a beetle
Affix: stripe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
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.