Word: nematodes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
ma
todes
Definition: Plural of nematode; unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
Morphemes:
Affix: nematode
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νέω
Language: grc
Decoded: neo
Meaning: to spin
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -ώδης
Language: grc
Decoded: -odes
Meaning: -like
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).