-idium

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ίδιον (-ídion, “diminutive”).

Suffix

-idium n

1. Used to form a taxonomic name, usually of a genus, by suffixation to an existing genus name; a diminutive

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -idium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ίδιον (-ídion, “diminutive”).

Suffix

-idium

1. Forms names of body parts, mainly of invertebrate animals, fungi and plants.
   1. (most common) reproductive organs, gametes, and early life stages

      basidium, spermidium, planidium, meconidium, glochidium

   2. sensory organs, mainly of arthropods

      scolopidium, ommatidium, (not arthropodan) sphaeridium

   3. various segments (arthropods) and functional processes

      stethidium, chilidium, limbidium, phyllidium, gonidium

   4. respiratory organs

      ctenidium, taenidium

2. (marginal) cellular compartments

   chromidium, cytoophidium

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -idium

• gnathidium
• nephridium

See also

• soredium
• isidium
• ascidium
• aecidium