-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
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- 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
Felidae
noun plural suffix
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs
: members of the family of — in names of zoological familiesFelidae
-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 >
< 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 >