-oidea

a suffix used in the names of zoological classes or entomological superfamilies.

Origin of -oidea

< New Latin, plural of Greek -oeidēs -oid; see -a1

Words nearby -oidea

-odynia, -off, -oholic, -oic, -oid, -oidea, -ol, -ola, -ole, -oma, -ome

British Dictionary definitions for -oidea

-oidea

suffix forming plural proper nouns

forming the names of zoological classes or superfamilies Crinoidea; Canoidea

Word Origin for -oidea

from New Latin, from Latin -oīdēs -oid