Word: species
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spe
cies
Definition: A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.
Morphemes:
Affix: specie
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: singular of species.
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.