The word ending -idae (a Latin affiliation -id , descendant, descendant 'with a plural -ae ) is used in various disciplines of biology to identify a taxon .
↑ from Greek -idēs , plural -idai ;
-idae and -id . In: dictionary.com (Random House Dictionary); cf. z. B. the sex of the Atrids ( Atridae / ) to the progenitor Atreus ; -id [e] has an analogous use, for example, in chemistry, cf. sulfide for sulfur , sulfur; Oxide ; etc.