Word: insectologists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
sec
to
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gists
Definition: Plural of insectologist
Morphemes:
Affix: insect
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnsectum
Language: la
Decoded: insectum
Meaning: with a notched or divided body, cut up
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who engages in a particular type of activity;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to verbs to form agent nouns
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.