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noun
A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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noun
A secondary or subordinate grouping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(biology) a taxonomic category below a family
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
Narrower terms: Latinae
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English family English subfamily From sub- + family.
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
