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(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
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superfamily
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
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Superfamily may refer to:
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Superfamily \Su"per*fam`i*ly\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context taxonomy English) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions). 2 (lb en molecular biology) A large group of related proteins or other molecules.
Usage examples of superfamily.
Strata shade off into suborders and superfamilies, overrunning the borders.
Mescalero is of the superfamily Nadene, subgroup Southern, family Kusan, along with Kiowa Apache, San Carlos Apache, Chiricahua, and, shamefully, Navaho.
They also more closely resemble human beings than any primates outside the superfamily do, so they are sometimes called anthropoid apes to distinguish them from tailless monkeys.