Origin

New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -īnus -ine¹

-inae

Word Origin

Zoology.

a suffix of the names of subfamilies.

Origin

< New Latin, Latin, feminine plural of -inus; see -ine¹

Related Words

cardueline
emberizine
turdine
vespertilionine
larine

-inaea suffix of the taxonomic names of zoological subfamilies.

[Latin, feminine plural of adjectives ending in -īnus. See -ine¹]

-inae
noun plural suffix

ETYMOLOGY New Latin -īnae, from Latin, feminine plural of -īnus

: members of the subfamily of — in all names of zoological subfamilies in recent classifications
Felinae

-i·nae
\ˈī(ˌ)nē\ noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -inus -ine
: members of the subfamily of — in recent classifications substituted for the last syllable of the genitive case of the name of the type genus in all names of zoological subfamilies
< Felinae >
< Meliponinae >

词汇	-inae
词根词缀	Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD Webster -inae suffix forming plural proper nouns occurring in names of zoological subfamilies ⇒ Felinae Origin New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -īnus -ine¹ -inae Word Origin Zoology. 1 a suffix of the names of subfamilies. Origin < New Latin, Latin, feminine plural of -inus; see -ine¹ Related Words cardueline emberizine turdine vespertilionine larine -inaea suffix of the taxonomic names of zoological subfamilies. [Latin, feminine plural of adjectives ending in -īnus. See -ine¹] -inae noun plural suffix ETYMOLOGY New Latin -īnae, from Latin, feminine plural of -īnus : members of the subfamily of — in all names of zoological subfamilies in recent classifications Felinae -i·nae \ˈī(ˌ)nē\ noun plural suffix Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -inus -ine : members of the subfamily of — in recent classifications substituted for the last syllable of the genitive case of the name of the type genus in all names of zoological subfamilies < Felinae > < Meliponinae >
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