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-idae (i dē′)

forming the scientific names of zoological families Canidae is the name of the canine family

Etymology: ModL, pl. of L -ides < Gr -idēs, patronymic suffix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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