¹-oid

noun suffix

Definition of -OID

: something resembling a (specified) object or having a (specified) quality <globoid>

adjective suffix

: resembling : having the form or appearance of <petaloid>

Latin -oïdes, from Greek -oeidēs, from -o- + eidos appearance, form — more at wise

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