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-inae

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

-inae

suffix forming plural proper nouns

  1. occurring in names of zoological subfamilies

    Felinae

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -inae1

< New Latin, Latin, feminine plural of -inus; -ine 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -inae1

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

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