-ide

Suffix (1)

-id

1. Forming the names of dynasts, being suffixed to the name of their progenitors and meaning “descendant of”.
   • Perseus + -id → Perseid (dynast)
2. Forming the common names of members of a taxon which has a name ending in -idae.
   • A felid is a member of Felidae.
3. Forming the names of cusps or other features of lower (mandibular) teeth.
   • protocone (“cusp of upper molars”) + -id → protoconid (“equivalent for lower molars”)
4. Forming nouns from Latin or Greek roots, including certain plant names modelled on Latin sources.

Suffix (2)

-id

1. Forming names of feminine equivalents or of feminine descendants from a masculine name.
   • Titan + -id → Titanid, literally “female Titan”
2. Forming the names of epic poems.
   • Aeneas + -id → Aeneid

See all 8 meanings of -id