Word: sandgrouses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sand
grou
ses
Definition: Plural of sandgrouse; pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
Morphemes:
Affix: sand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sandpiper; any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Affix: grouse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: grūs
Language: la
Decoded: grus
Meaning: crane
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.