Word: alderflies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: al
der
flies
Definition: Plural of alderfly; dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
Morphemes:
Affix: alder
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.