-aePronunciation: /iː, ʌɪ/Definition of -ae suffix forming plural nouns: 1used 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 larvaeOrigin:Latin plural suffix, or representing the Greek plural ending -ai-ae in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of -ae in the US English dictionary
