Word: molluscivores
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
llu
sci
vores
Definition: Plural of molluscivore; describes the feeding of animals that consume hard-shelled or exoskeleton bearing organisms, such as corals, shelled molluscs, or crabs
Morphemes:
Affix: mollusc
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically with a hard shell of one or more pieces.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: molluscus
Language: la
Decoded: molluscus
Meaning: thin-shelled
Affix: -vore
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vorare
Language: la
Decoded: vorare
Meaning: to devour
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.