subfamily

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kingdom department class group order series family species style section division kind sort branch brand
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Antonyms

break disorder chaos affinity disrupt disperse
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Hyponyms

Latinae

Phrases with the word

subfamily papilionoideae subfamily carpinaceae subfamily acoraceae subfamily carduelinae subfamily emberizidae subfamily emberizinae

Examples

A cladistic analysis of DNA sequence data of the S7 ribosomal protein intron 1 supports the view that it is distinct enough to constitute a monotypic subfamily. Source: Internet

Caninae is the only surviving subfamily and all present-day canids including wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, and domestic dogs belong to it. Source: Internet

A subfamily of HADs, the Eyes Absent Family (Eya), are also transcription factors and can therefore regulate their own phosphorylation and that of transcriptional cofactor/s, and contribute to the control of gene transcription. Source: Internet

All reported examples occur within the same subfamily. Source: Internet

Brochu named Osteolaeminae in 2003 as a subfamily of Crocodylidae separate from Crocodylinae, but the group has since been classified within Crocodylinae. Source: Internet

For example, of the 36 genera in the subfamily Cactoideae sampled in the research, 22 (61%) were found not monophyletic. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

subfalciform subfalcine subfamilial subfamily acoraceae subfamily anserinae subfamily bassariscidae