-acea
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -acea, neutral plural of -aceus: belonging to, the nature of (enlarged from adjective suffix -ax, genitive -acis).
Suffix edit
-acea
- (taxonomy) Used to form taxonomic names of superfamilies of plants, algae and fungi
- (zoology) Used to form taxonomic names of animals of the rank of order, suborder, or similar
- (zoology, obsolete) Used to form taxonomic names of animals of the rank of superfamily before the taxonomic code was changed to prohibit such names
Derived terms edit
Italian edit
Suffix edit
-acea f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)
Latin edit
Suffix edit
-ācea
- inflection of -āceus:
Suffix edit
-āceā