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