Word: mosquitocides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mos
qui
to
cides
Definition: Plural of mosquitocide
Morphemes:
Affix: mosquito
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: musca
Language: la
Decoded: musca
Meaning: fly
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.