superfamily

Noun

Meaning

A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

kingdom class family order series species section domain branch genus phylum variety tribe clade genotype
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Antonyms

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Phrases with the word

superfamily platyrrhini superfamily hominoidea superfamily tyrannidae superfamily apoidea superfamily muscoidea superfamily sphecoidea

Examples

Although numerous classification schemes have been proposed, the superfamily was classically divided into three main classes (A, B and C) with no detectable shared sequence homology between classes. Source: Internet

Bacteria use a primase belonging to the DnaG protein superfamily which contains a catalytic domain of the TOPRIM fold type. citation The TOPRIM fold contains an α/β core with four conserved strands in a Rossmann-like topology. Source: Internet

Consider the superfamily Hominoidea: In terms of the common names on the right, this group consists of apes and humans and there is no single common name for all the members of the group. Source: Internet

Click here for more information. main The cicadas (main or main) are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Source: Internet

Classification by type of ions * Chloride channels : This superfamily of poorly understood channels consists of approximately 13 members. Source: Internet

Some members of this gene superfamily are used in eyesight (rhodopsins) as well as in olfaction (smelling). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

superfalsehood superfalsity superfamilial superfamily aphidoidea superfamily apoidea superfamily coccoidea