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Translingual
Etymology
From Latin -acea, neutral plural of -aceus: belonging to, the nature of (enlarged from adjective suffix -ax, genitive -acis).
Suffix
-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
Italian
Suffix
-acea f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)
- feminine singular of -aceo
Latin
Suffix
-ācea
- inflection of -āceus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Suffix
-āceā
- ablative feminine singular of -āceus