Superfamily
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).
"There is no reason to deny a natural sequence or to split off genera only to have to attempt later to re-insert them into the whole by means of subordos and superfamilies."
- 2 (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family wordnet
- 3 A large group of related proteins or other molecules.
Example
More examples"There is no reason to deny a natural sequence or to split off genera only to have to attempt later to re-insert them into the whole by means of subordos and superfamilies."
Etymology
From super- + family.
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