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Meaning of -oid in English:

-oid

Pronunciation /ɔɪd/

suffix

  • 1Zoology
    Forming adjectives and nouns denoting an animal belonging to a higher taxon with a name ending in -oidea.

    ‘hominoid’
    • ‘percoid’

  • 2Forming adjectives and nouns denoting form or resemblance.

    ‘asteroid’
    • ‘rhomboid’

Origin

From modern Latin -oides, from Greek -oeidēs; related to eidos ‘form’.