-ata
1a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, forming nouns used especially in names of zoological groups:Vertebrata.
Origin of -ata
1<Latin, neuter plural of -ātus-ate1, originally adj. in Latin, then substantivized in NL.
Other definitions for -ata (2 of 3)
-ata2
a plural suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: stomata.
Origin of -ata
2Other definitions for A.T.A. (3 of 3)
A.T.A.
abbreviation
Associate Technical Aide.
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