Word: peppershrikes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
pper
shrikes
Definition: Plural of peppershrike; two species of passerine bird found in tropical Central and South America
Morphemes:
Affix: pepper
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: piper
Language: la
Decoded: piper
PoS: Noun
Meaning: pepper
Affix: shrike
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
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.