[-id] n suffix [in sense 1, fr. L -ides, masc. patronymic suffix, fr. Gk -ides; in sense 2, fr. It -ide, fr. L -id-, -is, fem. patronymic suffix, fr. Gk] 1: one belonging to a (specified) dynastic line "Abbasid"
2: meteor associated with or radiating from a (specified) constellation or comet "Perseid"
[2]-id n suffix [prob. fr. L -id-, -is, fem. patronymic suffix, fr. Gk]: body: particle "chromatid"