Word: bioinvasion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
in
va
sion
Definition: The rapid expansion of a species into regions where it did not previously exist, often as a result of human agency.
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: invade
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To infest or overrun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: vādō
Language: la
Decoded: vado
Meaning: I go, rush
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.