Talk:Synoid Simulor/@comment-4448946-20151012183002

Wouldn't the term Synoid more likely be derived from the prefix 'syn-" and the suffix '-oid'?

syn-

PREFIX
-oid
 * 1) united; acting or considered together

SUFFIX

 * 1) forming adjectives and nouns.
 * 2) zoology - denoting an animal belonging to a higher taxon with a name ending in -oidea
 * 3) denoting form or resemblance