Word: muricidal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mu
ri
ci
dal
Definition: Possessing the muricide instinct; inclined to kill mice.
Morphemes:
Affix: muricide
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: mouse-killing in rats.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mūs
Language: la
Decoded: mus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: mouse, rat
Affix: -icide
Language: en
Decoded: -icide
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -cide. In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix -cide
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.