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a suffix occurring in scientific names from Latin: borealis.

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Origin of -alis

<Latin -ālis;see -al¹

There are many more average Omars, Alis and Aishes out there, boys and girls, waiting for us to listen and engage them.
Fire In Cairo: A View From the Arab Street|John Kael Weston|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Rostrum cum alis sed sine radiis; valv rostro-laterales utrinque sine alis; parietes non porosi.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Plribus alis rbus intr paucs anns cnfects; immtr morte praereptus obiit.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Poster igitur di mgnificam8 alis cnam, sed cottdinam Antni apposuit inrdent, quod prmiss stre nn potuisset.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

They believed this lie of his, and, taking Alis without objection or dissent, they crowned him emperor of Greece.
Four Arthurian Romances|Chretien DeTroyes
Alis put a hand out tentatively, then purposefully took hold of his ankle and held it tight.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson