-acea

American  

Zoology.

1. a suffix used in the formation of names of classes and orders.

   Crustacea.

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-acea British  

suffix

1. denoting animals belonging to a class or order

   Crustacea (class)

   Cetacea (order)

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Etymology

Origin of -acea

< Latin, neuter pl, with collective meaning, of -āceus. See -aceous

Example Sentences

Fabrizio Palermo, the boss of water operator Acea, former Intesa Sanpaolo and Poste Italiane chief Corrado Passera and former UniCredit executive and Banca Mediolanum board member Carlo Vivaldi are candidates for the CEO post, Monte dei Paschi said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, an industry body also known as ACEA.

From The Wall Street Journal

New-car registrations for BYD models, a reflection of sales, surged to 16,158 units in November from 4,821 a year earlier, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, an industry body also known as ACEA.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to the European carmakers association, ACEA, market demand for electric cars is currently too low, and without a change to the rules, manufacturers would risk "multi-billion euro" penalties.

From BBC

Ahead of the EU's decision, Sigrid de Vries, director general at ACEA, that "flexibility" for manufacturers was "urgent".

From BBC