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Morpheme

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Type

suffix

Denotation

(masculine) taxonomic suffix

Etymology

Latin -ītēs; Ancient Greek -ī́tēs

Evidence

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

Homographs

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