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Zoology.
a suffix of the names of families: Canidae.
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Origin of -idae

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

Words nearby -idae

icy, ICYMI, icy pole, id, Ida, -idae, Idaean, Idaho, Idahoan, Idaho Falls, I dare say
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British Dictionary definitions for -idae

-idae
suffix forming nouns
indicating names of zoological familiesFelidae; Hominidae

Word Origin for -idae

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