Morpheme
-einae
Type
suffix
Denotation
taxonomic suffix for naming animal subfamilies and subtribes of plants, algae, fungi, and viruses corresponding to -ea and -eus nouns
Etymology
suffixal construction from -ea, -eus + -inae
Evidence
Centaureinae, Chioneinae, Chusqueinae, Pantheinae, Shibataeinae, Spartaeinae, Stanhopeinae
