-oidea
Translingual
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Latin neuter plural form of -oideus (“resembling”). By surface analysis, -o- + -idea.
Suffix
[edit]-oidea n pl
- (taxonomy) Used to form names of superfamilies of animals. Name may be conserved when the rank is changed, as to a parv-, infra-, or suborder, or an order or higher rank. Previously used to form names of higher rank, eg, class, which are often conserved
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- "-oidea" in Dictionary.com.
- Article 29 in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.