Morpheme
-acea
Type
suffix
Denotation
taxonomic suffix naming a superfamily (plural -aceae)
Etymology
Latin -ācea, from -āceus, from -āx + -eus
Evidence
Alcyonacea, Apodacea, Athyridacea, Carinacea, Cetacea, Corbiculacea, Crustacea, Cumacea, Echinacea, Helioporacea, Ostracea, Rosacea, Tanaidacea, Zoanthacea
See Also
-ax, -ace, -acy, -aceous, -acious, -asse, -accia, -azzo, -azzi, -acea, -aceae, -aceum, -acean, -acic, -acoyl, -acitate, -acitance, -acitor, -acitive, -aci-
