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Etymology

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1. 1

   Forming the names of dynasts, being suffixed to the name of their progenitors and meaning…

   Forming the names of dynasts, being suffixed to the name of their progenitors and meaning “descendant of”.

   • Perseus + -id → Perseid (dynast)
   • Solomon + -id → Solomonid
   • Umayya + -(i)d → Umayyad
2. 2

   Forming the common names of members of a taxon which has a name ending in -idae.

   • A felid is a member of Felidae.
3. 3

   Forming the names of cusps of lower (mandibular) teeth.

   • protocone (“cusp of upper molars”) + -id → protoconid (“equivalent for lower molars”)
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   1. 4

      Forming nouns from Latin or Greek roots, including certain plant names modelled on Latin…

      Forming nouns from Latin or Greek roots, including certain plant names modelled on Latin sources.

   2. 5

      Forming names of feminine equivalents or of feminine descendants from a masculine name.

      • Titan + -id → Titanid, literally “female Titan”
      • Nereus + -id → Nereid, literally “sprung of Nereus”
      • Oceanus + -id → Oceanid, literally “sprung of Oceanus”
   3. 6

      Forming the names of epic poems.

      • Aeneas + -id → Aeneid
      • Achilles + -id → Achilleid
      • Perseus + -id → Perseid (epic poem)
   4. 7

      Forming common names of meteors from their apparent constellation of origin.

      • Perseus + -id → Perseid (meteor)
      • Gemini + -id → Geminid
   5. 8

      of or pertaining to

      of or pertaining to; appended to various foreign words to make an English adjective or noun form. Often added to words of Greek, sometimes Latin, origin.

      • arachno- + -id → arachnid
      • falcon + -id → falconid

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