Word: ornithophagous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: or
ni
tho
pha
gous
Definition: That feeds on birds.
Morphemes:
Affix: ornitho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: of or pertaining to birds; informal terms for a (young) woman
Affix: -phagous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on".
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 an o-grade action noun.