-acea

See also: acea and -ácea

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin -acea, neutral plural of -aceus: belonging to, the nature of (enlarged from adjective suffix -ax, genitive -acis).

Suffix

-acea

1. (taxonomy) Used to form taxonomic names of superfamilies of plants, algae and fungi
2. (zoology) Used to form taxonomic names of animals of the rank of order, suborder, or similar
3. (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

Translingual terms suffixed with -acea

Italian

Suffix

-acea f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

1. feminine singular of -aceo

Latin

Suffix

-ācea

1. inflection of -āceus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Suffix

-āceā

1. ablative feminine singular of -āceus