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-aria (er′ē ə, ā′rē ə)

Bot., Zool. forming the scientific names of taxonomic groups

Etymology: ModL < L, neut. pl. of -arius, -ary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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