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Subfamily
Meaning
Noun
●
In Taxonomy:
A
taxonomic
category
ranking
between a family and a
genus
; formerly called a tribe
●
A
secondary
or
subordinate
grouping.
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Wiktionary
Origin
subfamily
English
family
English
familia
Latin
famula
Latin
famulus
Latin
sub-
English
Sourced from
Etym
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Superfamily
Suborder
Clade
Subgenus
Genus
Subspecies
Artiodactyls
Subphylum
Genera
Phylum
Subclass
Species
Superfamilies
Taxon
Group
Cluster
Phylogeny
Quadrat
Tiger Salamander
Toothed Whale
Gene Family
Plant Kingdom
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