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suffix
Forming adjectives such as putrid, torrid.
Origin
From French -ide from Latin -idus.
suffix
1Forming nouns such as chrysalid, pyramid.
2Biology
Forming names of structural constituents.- ‘plastid’
3Botany
Forming names of plants belonging to a family with a name ending in -idaceae.- ‘orchid’
Origin
From or suggested by French -ide, via Latin -idis from Greek -is, -id-.
suffix
1Zoology
Forming nouns denoting an animal belonging to a family with a name ending in -idae or to a class with a name ending in -ida.‘carabid’- ‘arachnid’
2Forming nouns denoting a member of a specified dynasty or family.
3Astronomy
Forming nouns denoting a meteor in a shower radiating from a specified constellation.- ‘Geminids’
- 3.1Forming nouns denoting a star of a class like one in a specified constellation.
- ‘cepheid’
Origin
From or suggested by Latin -ides (plural -idae, -ida), from Greek.
Pronunciation
-id
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