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-acea

Morpheme

-acea

Type

suffix

Denotation

taxonomic suffix naming a superfamily (plural -aceae)

Etymology

Latin -ācea, from -āceus, from -āx + -eus

Evidence

Cetacea, Crustacea, Echinacea, Rosacea

See Also

-ax, -aces, -actic, -acity, -ace, -acy, -asse, -accia, -azzo, -azzi, -aceae

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