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subfamily::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | taxonomic category, taxonomic group, taxon |
| Has types | latinae |
Examples of subfamily
subfamily
Alvarez discovered a subfamily of arrestins that his team named alpha arrestins.
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The two orangutan species are the only extant members of the subfamily Ponginae.
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A general review on the sodium channel subfamily of voltage-gated ion channels.
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Gigantopithecus is now placed in the subfamily Ponginae along with the orangutan.
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The most basal subfamily of dromaeosaurids is often found to be the Unenlagiinae.
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Especially the relationship among the ardeine subfamily is very badly resolved.
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Some genera in one subfamily are closer to members of the other and vice-versa.
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Along with the spoonbills they form one subfamily within the Threskiornithidae.
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However, the representatives of the Steninae subfamily are of particular interest.
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- (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
- In biological classification, family (familia) is * a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. ...
- Genera within a family sharing similar characteristics and forming a natural division - but not different enough to form a distinct family.
- A subfamily is a married couple with or without never-married children under 18 years old, or one parent with one or more never-married children under 18 years old. ...
- A sub-division of a family, containing genera which are visibly different enough in form to warrant a minor separation from the main family classification.
- A subset of the members of a family that have some set of common characteristics not shared by any members of the family outside that subset. See subdomain.
- {{{Metriacanthosaurinae}}}
- Extended Designation
