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-oidea
- a suffix used in the names of zoological classes or entomological superfamilies.
-oidea
suffix forming plural proper nouns
- forming the names of zoological classes or superfamilies
Crinoidea
Canoidea
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of -oidea1
Example Sentences
“Be japers! that’s an out-an’-out good oidea.
Super-family: a division of classification less than an order, including a series of family groups more closely related to each other than to similar groups within the order: opinionative and ending in oidea: sometimes hardly different from suborder; but lower than suborder when both terms are employed.
"Nivver a bit do Oi loike th' oidea av seein' thim boofalo shot onliss Oi can do th' shootin'."
DOOLAN—"Oi belave it will give ye more ov an oidea wot sort ov a woman me woife is."
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Words That Use -oidea
What does -oidea mean?
The suffix –oidea means “resembling” or “like.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in the names of zoological classes.
The suffix –oidea comes from Greek –oeidēs, from eîdos, meaning “form.”
What are variants of –oidea?
The singular form of –oidea used in many scientific and technical terms is –oid, as in cytoid. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on –oid.
Examples of -oidea
One example of a scientific term that features the suffix –oidea is Cystoidea, an extinct class of sea creatures similar to crinoids.
The cyst– part of the word means “cyst,” a scientific term for a “bag” or “pouch.” The –oidea part of the word means “resembling.” Cystoidea literally means “bag-like.”
What are some words that use the suffix –oidea?
- Axioidea
- Geomyoidea
- Helicoidea
- Hydroidea
- Hyloidea
What are some other forms that –oidea may be commonly confused with?
Break it down!
The combining form hylo– means “wood.” With this in mind, what does the scientific term Hyloidea literally mean?
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