-ites

Morpheme

-ites

Type

suffix

Denotation

taxonomic suffix (masculine)

Etymology

Latin -ītēs; Ancient Greek -ī́tēs

Evidence

Aleurites, Arietites, Attenborites, Favosites, Halysites, Nummulites, Paleolepidopterites, Porites, Rhynchites

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