Origin

from New Latin, from Latin -oīdēs -oid

-oidea

Word Origin

a suffix used in the names of zoological classes or entomological superfamilies.

Origin

< New Latin, plural of Greek -oeidēs -oid; see -a¹

Related Words

ammonoid
Asteroidea
ophiuroid
echinoid
echiuroid

-oideaa suffix used in naming zoological classes or entomological superfamilies.

[New Latin, from -oïdēs -oid]

-oi·dea
\ˈȯidēə\ noun plural suffix
or -oi·da \-də\; or -oi·dei \-dēˌī\
Etymology: -oidea, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes -oid + -ea, neuter plural of -eus -eous; -oida, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes; -oidei, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes + -ei, masculine plural of -eus -eous
: animals characterized by or of the nature of — in names of higher taxa in zoology
< Echinoidea >
< Hydroida >
< Ganoidei >

词汇	-oidea
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie Webster -oidea suffix forming plural proper nouns forming the names of zoological classes or superfamilies ⇒ Crinoidea ⇒ Canoidea Origin from New Latin, from Latin -oīdēs -oid -oidea Word Origin 1 a suffix used in the names of zoological classes or entomological superfamilies. Origin < New Latin, plural of Greek -oeidēs -oid; see -a¹ Related Words ammonoid Asteroidea ophiuroid echinoid echiuroid -oideaa suffix used in naming zoological classes or entomological superfamilies. [New Latin, from -oïdēs -oid] -oi·dea \ˈȯidēə\ noun plural suffix or -oi·da \-də\; or -oi·dei \-dēˌī\ Etymology: -oidea, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes -oid + -ea, neuter plural of -eus -eous; -oida, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes; -oidei, New Latin, from Latin -oïdes + -ei, masculine plural of -eus -eous : animals characterized by or of the nature of — in names of higher taxa in zoology < Echinoidea > < Hydroida > < Ganoidei >
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