-oid
/ɔɪd/suffix
forming adjectives and nouns ［构成形容词和名词］
1
- Zoology denoting an animal belonging to a higher taxon with a name ending in -oidea【动】表示“类别”：
hominoid
percoid.
2
- denoting form or resemblance表示“外形”, “类似”：
asteroid
rhomboid.
派生词
-oidal
suffixforming corresponding adjectives
［构成相应的形容词］
-oidally
suffixforming corresponding adverbs
构成相应的副词。
词源
from modern Latin -oides, from Greek -oeidēs; related to eidos 'form'.