Word: viruses
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vi
ru
ses
Definition: Plural of virus; ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
Morphemes:
Affix: virus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīrus
Language: la
Decoded: virus
Meaning: poison, slime, venom
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns