˜yÐÄvlog

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-idae

Zoology.
  1. a suffix of the names of families:

    Canidae.



-idae

suffix forming nouns

  1. indicating names of zoological families

    Felidae

    Hominidae

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -idae1

< New Latin, Latin < Greek -idai, plural of -¾±»åŧ²õ offspring of; akin to -id 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of -idae1

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

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William filius Idae is in the Fine Rolls of John's reign, and John Idonyesone occurs there, temp.

From

Family: a division of classification including a number of genera agreeing in one or a set of characters and so closely related that they are apparently descended from one stem: opinionative and indicated by the termination idae.

From

Ego Maenas, ego mei pars, ego vir sterilis ero? 70Ego viridis algida Idae nive amicta loca colam?

From

Ibi maria vasta visens lacrimantibus oculis, Patriam allocuta maestast ita voce miseriter. 50'Patria o mei creatrix, patria o mea genetrix, Ego quam miser relinquens, dominos ut erifugae Famuli solent, ad Idae tetuli nemora pedem, Vt aput nivem et ferarum gelida stabula forem Et earum operta adirem furibunda latibula? 55Vbinam aut quibus locis te positam, patria, reor?

From

P. 244, title of Letter 17, for 'Idae' some MSS. read 'Ibbae,' which is probably the right reading, Ibbas having commanded the Ostrogothic army in Gaul in 510.

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