Word: antimosquito
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
mos
qui
to
Definition: Countering mosquitos; two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Counteracting, neutralizing.
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