Word: cormorants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cor
mor
ants
Definition: Plural of cormorant; large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
Morphemes:
Affix: cormorant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae, especially the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: corvus marīnus
Language: ML.
Decoded: corvus marinus
Meaning: sea-raven
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.