Word: dragonflies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dra
gon
flies
Definition: Plural of dragonfly; slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: dragon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δράκων
Language: grc
Decoded: drakon
Meaning: a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon
Affix: fly
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.