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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.
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