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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
-oidea, 
  1. a suffix used in the names of zoological classes or entomological superfamilies.
  • Neo-Latin, plural of Greek -oeidēs -oid; see -a1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-oidea
  1. forming the names of zoological classes or superfamilies: Crinoidea, Canoidea
Etymology: from New Latin, from Latin -oīdēs -oid
'-oidea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Asteroidea - ammonoid - echinoid - echiuroid - ophiuroid

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