(history) Forming the names of dynasts, being suffixed to the name of their progenitors and meaning “descendant of”. · (taxonomy) Forming the common names of members of a taxon which has a name ending in -idae.
Borrowed from Latin Perseidēs m, from Ancient Greek Περσείδης m (Perseídēs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ίδης (-ídēs). By surface analysis, Perseus + -id.
(history) Forming the names of dynasts, being suffixed to the name of their progenitors and meaning “descendant of”. · (taxonomy) Forming the common names of members of a taxon
(history) Forming the names of dynasts, being suffixed to the name of their progenitors and meaning “descendant of”. · (taxonomy) Forming the common names of members of a taxon