-inae

Zoology.

1. a suffix of the names of subfamilies.

-inae

suffix forming plural proper nouns

1. occurring in names of zoological subfamilies

   Felinae

Word History and Origins

Origin of -inae¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of -inae¹

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