-ioidea

Morpheme

-ioidea

Type

suffix

Denotation

taxonomic suffix naming superfamilies corresponding to -ium, -ia, -ion, and -is nouns

Etymology

suffixal construction from -ium, -ia, -ion, -is + -o- + -idea

Evidence

Aeolidioidea, Anaplotherioidea, Anthracotherioidea, Ascidioidea, Asterioidea, Axioidea, Barytherioidea, Blennioidea, Brontotherioidea, Cainotherioidea, Caponioidea, Castnioidea, Cavolinioidea, Chalicotherioidea, Charadrioidea, Cheiridioidea, Chelonioidea, Chthonioidea, Deinotherioidea, Dyakioidea, Evanioidea, Gelechioidea, Gordioidea, Hesperioidea, Heterobathmioidea, Lauxanioidea, Leucosioidea, Mecicobothrioidea, Moeritherioidea, Monoposthioidea, Neobisioidea, Nerioidea, Ophiocistioidea, Phalangioidea, Phalangioidea, Phyllobothrioidea, Plagiorchioidea, Reduvioidea, Saturnioidea, Scolioidea, Sepioidea, Sesioidea, Stenetrioidea, Taenioidea, Tarsioidea, Tasmioidea, Tettigonioidea, Tischerioidea

See Also

-ium, -ia, -ion, -is, -o-, -idea