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-ae
suffix
1Forming plural nouns used in names of animal and plant families and other groups.
‘Felidae’‘Gymnospermae’2Used instead of -as in the plural of many non-naturalized or unfamiliar nouns ending in -a derived from Latin or Greek.
‘striae’‘larvae’
Origin
Latin plural suffix, or representing the Greek plural ending -ai.
Pronunciation
-ae
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