subfamily
1subfamily — [sub′fam΄ə lē, sub′fam΄lē] n. pl. subfamilies 1. any main natural subdivision of a family of plants or animals 2. a major division of a language family, above a branch [the Balto Slavic subfamily of Indo European languages] …
2Subfamily — Sub*fam i*ly, n. (Biol.) One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided. [1913 Webster] …
3subfamily — 1) a category of the family group subordinate to family 2) an individual taxon of the category subfamily , e.g. Salmoninae. The recommended ending is inae …
4subfamily Dracaenaceae — noun one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae • Syn: ↑Dracenaceae, ↑subfamily Dracenaceae, ↑Dracaenaceae • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Agavaceae, ↑ …
5subfamily Dracenaceae — noun one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae • Syn: ↑Dracenaceae, ↑Dracaenaceae, ↑subfamily Dracaenaceae • Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Agavaceae, ↑ …
6subfamily Emberizidae — noun buntings and some New World sparrows • Syn: ↑Emberizidae, ↑subfamily Emberizinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae …
7subfamily Emberizinae — noun buntings and some New World sparrows • Syn: ↑Emberizidae, ↑subfamily Emberizidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Fringillidae, ↑family Fringillidae …
8subfamily Garrulinae — noun subfamily of the crow family: jays • Syn: ↑Garrulinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Corvidae, ↑family Corvidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …
9subfamily Numididae — noun guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar • Syn: ↑Numididae, ↑Numidinae, ↑subfamily Numidinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑f …
10subfamily Numidinae — noun guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar • Syn: ↑Numididae, ↑subfamily Numididae, ↑Numidinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑f …
