-idae

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Zoology.

a suffix of the names of families: Canidae.

Origin of -idae

< New Latin, Latin < Greek -idai, plural of -idēs offspring of; akin to -id¹

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British Dictionary definitions for -idae

-idae

suffix forming nouns

indicating names of zoological familiesFelidae; Hominidae

Word Origin

New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -idai, suffix indicating offspring

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Word Origin and History for -idae

word-forming element used to form family names in zoology, Latin plural noun suffix, plural of -ides (see -id).

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