-idae

Zoology
1.
a suffix of the names of families:
Canidae.
Origin
< Neo-Latin, Latin < Greek -idai, plural of -idēs offspring of; akin to -id1
British Dictionary definitions for -idae

-idae

suffix
1.
indicating names of zoological families: Felidae, Hominidae
Word Origin
New Latin, from Latin, from Greek -idai, suffix indicating offspring
Word Origin and History for -idae

word-forming element used to form family names in zoology, Latin plural noun suffix, plural of -ides (see -id).