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Meaning of SUBFAMILY

Pronunciation:  sub'famulee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
 
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 See Also: family, taxon, taxonomic group

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sub*fam"i*ly\, n. (Biol.)
One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into
which certain families are divided.
 

 

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