əˌdē noun plural suffix
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin (plural of -ides, masculine patronymic suffix), from Greek -idai, plural of -idēs, masculine patronymic suffix
: members of the family of — in patronymic group names
Alcmaeon idae
Homer idae
Seleuc idae
— in names of families of animals substituted for the last syllable of the genitive case of the name of the type genus
Aphid idae from Aphis
Equ idae from Equus