-oidea


  1. a suffix used in the names of zoological classes or entomological superfamilies.

Origin of -oidea

1
<New Latin, plural of Greek -oeidēs-oid; see -a1

Words Nearby -oidea

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How to use -oidea in a sentence

  • Nivver a bit do Oi loike th' oidea av seein' thim boofalo shot onliss Oi can do th' shootin'.

    Frank Merriwell's Bravery | Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for -oidea

-oidea

suffix forming plural proper nouns
  1. forming the names of zoological classes or superfamilies: Crinoidea; Canoidea

Origin of -oidea

1
from New Latin, from Latin -oīdēs -oid

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