subfamily

IPA: sˈʌbfæmʌɫi

noun

  • (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
  • A secondary or subordinate grouping.
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Examples of "subfamily" in Sentences

  • Petropedetinae are a subfamily of frogs.
  • And together, they will become a subfamily.
  • Plains Apache is the most divergent member of the subfamily.
  • Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung.
  • Let's treat it as a subfamily in the article about the subfamily.
  • The Plains Apache language was the most divergent member of the subfamily.
  • Pouched rats are a group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae.
  • The distribution of the subfamily is predominantly in the northern hemisphere.
  • Basic Chromosome Number of Four in the Subfamily Panicoideae of the Gramineae.
  • Most of the languages of this subfamily straddle the border between Chiapas and Guatemala.
  • The dung beetle subfamily Scarabaeinae is a cosmopolitan group of insects that feed primarily on dung.
  • According to Ethnologue. com, the Chol belong to the Chol-Chontal subfamily of the Maya Linguistic Group.
  • This 'subfamily' is a critical area of family life all around the world, regardless of cultural influence.
  • This month, IF Editor Cat Wayland talks about the "subfamily" of siblings in her newly launched IF mag blog.
  • Most cool season cereal, forage and turf grasses belong to the Pooideae subfamily, which is also the largest grass subfamily.
  • On the origins of Hippopotamidae together with descriptions of two species, a new genus and a new subfamily from the Miocene of Kenya.
  • In the era immediately following World War II, the subfamily was a convenient startup arrangement for young couples newly married and as a residential arrangement for an elderly dependent parent in the home of a son or daughter.

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