Word: mosquitofish
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mos
qui
to
fish
Definition: Any of several small fish that feed on mosquitoes, but especially those of the genus Gambusia.
Morphemes:
Affix: mosquito
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: musca
Language: la
Decoded: musca
Meaning: fly
Affix: fish
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.