-idae

idae idä Translingual Alternative forms mul -idæ Etymology mul taxonomic suffix :bor la:-idēs<id:patronymic suffix> :influence grc:-ειδής<id:adjectival> mul la -idae, the plural of the suffix la -idēs, which was repurposed in taxonomic circles to designate a member of a taxonomic family (see la ichneumōnidēs). Further from mul grc -ίδης. Known to have been interpreted by some as representing instead the plural of a Latin mul grc -ειδής adjectival suffix 1, from grc εἶδος appearance, resemblance. Proposed in 1811 by William Kirby (entomologist) William Kirby, a British entomologist, to simplify and make uniform the system of Pierre André Latreille which divided insect orders into sections. See more on Wikipedia: Family (biology)#History Family (biology) § History. Pronunciation English: en /ɪdi/ /ɪdeɪ/ /ɪdaɪ/ Suffix mul suffix m-p mul taxonomy Used to form names of subclasses of plants. mul taxonomy Used to form names of families of animals. Derived terms mul -idae Descendants en -id 1 el -ίδες 1 See also mul -oidea mul -aceae References Judith E. Winston. 1999. Describing Species. Columbia University Press Mayr, E., E. G. Linsley, and R. L. Usinger. 1953. Methods and Principles of Systematic. Zoology. New York: McGraw-Hill. Savory, T. 1962. Naming the Living World. New York: Wiley. William Kirby. 1815. Strepsiptera, a new order of insects proposed; and the characters of the order, with those of its genera, laid down. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11: 86–123, pls. 8–9. [read March 19, 1811.], page 88 Phillip Henry Gosse, 1863. "The Blue Cyanæa." The Intellectual Observer 4: 149-156, page 153 Latin Pronunciation Suffix la suffix form la -idus nom//voc f p ; gen//dat f s