Word: porpoises
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: por
poi
ses
Definition: Plural of porpoise; any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
Morphemes:
Affix: porpoise
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: porcus
Language: la
Decoded: porcus
Meaning: pig
Affix: piscis
Language: la
Decoded: piscis
Meaning: fish
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).