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Webster 1913 Edition

Subfamily

Sub-fam′i-ly

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Noun.

(Biol.)

One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.

Definition 2024

subfamily

subfamily

English

Noun

subfamily ‎(plural subfamilies)

(taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe

Translations

taxonomic category

Finnish: alaheimo
French: sous-famille (fr) f
German: Unterfamilie (de) f
Indonesian: upafamili, upakeluarga
Low German: Ünnerfamilie f
Malay: subkeluarga, subfamili
Polish: podrodzina (pl) f

Portuguese: subfamília f
Romanian: sub-familie f
Russian: подсеме́йство (ru) n ‎(podseméjstvo)
Spanish: subfamilia f
Tagalog: kub-angkanhay
Telugu: ఉపకుటుంబము ‎(upakuṭuṃbamu)
Volapük: donafamül, subfamilia

See also

Category:mul:Taxonomic names (subfamily)
Category:mul:Taxonomic names (tribe)