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-id3

Pronunciation: /ɪd/

Definition of -id

suffix

  • forming nouns:
  • 1 Zoology 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
  • 2denoting a member of a specified dynasty or family.
  • 3 Astronomy denoting a meteor in a shower radiating from a specified constellation:Geminids
  • 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

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