-inae
Zoology
1.
a suffix of the names of subfamilies.
Origin
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin,
feminine plural of
-inus;
see
-ine
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British Dictionary definitions for
-inae
-inae
suffix
1.
occurring in names of zoological subfamilies:
Felinae
Word Origin
New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of
-īnus
-ine
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