Word: oxpecker
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ox
peck
er
Definition: Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.
Morphemes:
Affix: ox
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
Affix: peck
Language: en
Meaning: to pick at something in the manner of a bird
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: forming agent nouns
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.