Word: mudbug
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mud
bug
Definition: a crayfish; warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
Morphemes:
Affix: mud
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To go under the mud, as an eel does.
Affix: bug
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bugge
Language: enm
Decoded: bugge
Meaning: scarecrow, hobgoblin