| -oid suff. 1. Resembling; having the appearance of; related to: acanthoid. 2. One that resembles something specified or has a specified quality: humanoid. [Greek -oeid  s, from eidos, shape, form; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] |
-oid
suffix forming adjectives and associated nouns
indicating likeness, resemblance, or similarity anthropoid
[from Greek -oeidēs resembling, form of, from eidos form]
| -oid A suffix meaning "like" or "resembling," as in ellipsoid, a geometric solid that resembles an ellipse. |
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