Word: kingfisher
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: king
fish
er
Definition: Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
Morphemes:
Affix: king
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A male dragonfly; a drake.
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The flesh of the fish used as food.
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.