-idiinae

Morpheme

-idiinae

Type

suffix

Denotation

taxonomic suffix for naming animal subfamilies and subtribes of plants, algae, fungi, and viruses corresponding to -idium and -idia nouns

Etymology

suffixal construction from -idium, -idia + -inae

Evidence

Arthrostylidiinae, Cyclidiinae, Galidiinae, Oncidiinae

See Also

-idium, -idia, -inae