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Answer for the clue "(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family ", 11 letters:
superfamily

Word definitions for superfamily in dictionaries

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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family

Wiktionary 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.