Crossword clues for subfamily
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subfamily \Sub*fam"i*ly\, n. (Biol.) One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.
Wiktionary
n. (context taxonomy English) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
WordNet
n. (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
Wikipedia
In biological classification, a subfamily ( Latin: , plural ) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae".
Usage examples of "subfamily".
All the ceratopsids have lately been divided into two subfamilies, centrosaurines and chasmosaurines.
Many authorities believe that chimps, gorillas, and orangutans should also be included in this family, with humans and chimps in a subfamily called Homininae.
The bewildered consul found himself being educated in the descending order of family, subfamily, genus, species and subspecies.
Same taxonomic family, Mustelidae, but different subfamily and species.
And it is my understanding that before the High King Brian and his sire before him invaded Munster and gave everyone a common foe, the various subfamilies of Fitz Geralds fought like alley curs amongst themselves, while the non-Norman folk sniped at them almost without cease and rose up in full arms against them whenever it appeared that they might have even a ghost of a slim chance to unseat them.
And it is my understanding that before the High King Brian and his sire before him invaded Munster and gave everyone a common foe, the various subfamilies of FitzGeralds fought like alley curs amongst themselves, while the non-Norman folk sniped at them almost without cease and rose up in full arms against them whenever it appeared that they might have even a ghost of a slim chance to unseat them.
Some of Greenberg's subfamilies, and some groupings recognized by more-traditional linguists, may turn out to be legacies of New World population expansions driven in part by food production.