Word: dogwhelks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dog
whelks
Definition: Plural of dogwhelk; is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae, the rock snails
Morphemes:
Affix: dogwhelk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of dog whelk. A carnivorous European mollusc, Nucella lapillus, found on rocky coasts.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.