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-oidea
a suffix used in the names of zoological classes or entomological superfamilies.
-oidea
suffix
forming the names of zoological classes or superfamilies
Crinoidea
Canoidea
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of -oidea1
Example Sentences
“Be japers! that’s an out-an’-out good oidea.
Super-family: a division of classification less than an order, including a series of family groups more closely related to each other than to similar groups within the order: opinionative and ending in oidea: sometimes hardly different from suborder; but lower than suborder when both terms are employed.
"Nivver a bit do Oi loike th' oidea av seein' thim boofalo shot onliss Oi can do th' shootin'."
DOOLAN—"Oi belave it will give ye more ov an oidea wot sort ov a woman me woife is."
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When To Use
The suffix -oidea means “resembling” or "like." It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in the names of zoological classes.The suffix -oidea comes from Greek -DZŧ, from îDz, meaning “form.”What are variants of -oidea?The singular form of -oidea used in many scientific and technical terms is -oid, as in cytoid. Want to know more? Read our 51Թs That Use article on -oid.
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