Word: haulouts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hau
louts
Definition: Plural of haulout; a behaviour associated with pinnipeds (true seals, sea lions, fur seals and walruses) temporarily leaving the water
Morphemes:
Affix: haul
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: haler
Language: fro
Decoded: haler
Meaning: to haul, pull
Affix: out
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A trip out; an outing.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.