Word: beefeater
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: beef
eat
er
Definition: An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: beef
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Bovine animals.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bōs
Language: la
Decoded: bos
Meaning: ox
Affix: eat
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.