Origin

New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -idai, suffix indicating offspring

-idae

Word Origin

Zoology.

a suffix of the names of families:

Canidae.

Origin

< New Latin, Latin < Greek -idai, plural of -idēs offspring of; akin to -id¹

Related Words

characin
ixodid
japygid
jassid
leporid
scombrid

-idaea suffix of the taxonomic names of families in zoology, as in Canidae.

[New Latin, from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs, patronymic suffix]

-idae
noun plural suffix

ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs

: members of the family of — in names of zoological families
Felidae

-idae

word-forming element used to form family names in zoology, Latin plural noun suffix, plural of -ides (see -id).

-i·dae
\əˌdē\ noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin (plural of -ides, masculine patronymic suffix), from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs, masculine patronymic suffix
: members of the family of — in patronymic group names
< Alcmaeonidae >
< Homeridae >
< Seleucidae >
— in names of families of animals substituted for the last syllable of the genitive case of the name of the type genus
< Aphididae from Aphis >
< Equidae from Equus >

词汇	-idae
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD Online Etymology Dictionary Webster -idae suffix forming nouns indicating names of zoological families ⇒ Felidae ⇒ Hominidae Origin New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -idai, suffix indicating offspring -idae Word Origin Zoology. 1 a suffix of the names of families: Canidae. Origin < New Latin, Latin < Greek -idai, plural of -idēs offspring of; akin to -id¹ Related Words characin ixodid japygid jassid leporid scombrid -idaea suffix of the taxonomic names of families in zoology, as in Canidae. [New Latin, from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs, patronymic suffix] -idae noun plural suffix ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs : members of the family of — in names of zoological families Felidae -idae word-forming element used to form family names in zoology, Latin plural noun suffix, plural of -ides (see -id). -i·dae \əˌdē\ noun plural suffix Etymology: New Latin, from Latin (plural of -ides, masculine patronymic suffix), from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs, masculine patronymic suffix : members of the family of — in patronymic group names < Alcmaeonidae > < Homeridae > < Seleucidae > — in names of families of animals substituted for the last syllable of the genitive case of the name of the type genus < Aphididae from Aphis > < Equidae from Equus >
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