单词 | superfamily |
释义 | superfamily[ soo-per-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee ] / ˈsu pərˌfæm ə li, -ˌfæm li / noun, plural su·per·fam·i·lies.Biology.a category of related families within an order or suborder. Origin of superfamilyFirst recorded in 1870–75; super- + family Words nearby superfamilysupererogate, supererogation, supererogatory, superette, superexcitation, superfamily, superfecta, superfecundation, superfemale, superfetation, superficial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for superfamily
British Dictionary definitions for superfamilysuperfamily / (ˈsuːpəˌfæmɪlɪ) / noun plural -liesbiology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a suborder any analogous group, such as a group of related languages Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for superfamilysuperfamily [ sōō′pər-făm′ə-lē ] A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order or its subdivisions and containing one or more families. The names of superfamilies in the animal kingdom end in -oidea, such as Hominoidea, the primate superfamily containing the family of apes (Pongidae) and the family of humans (Hominidae). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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