-inae


Zoology.
  1. a suffix of the names of subfamilies.

Origin of -inae

1
<New Latin, Latin, feminine plural of -inus;see -ine1

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British Dictionary definitions for -inae

-inae

suffix forming plural proper nouns
  1. occurring in names of zoological subfamilies: Felinae

Origin of -inae

1
New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of -īnus -ine 1

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