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subfamily

  • noun

A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.

Other meanings

  1. A secondary or subordinate grouping.

Related words

  • intersubfamily

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “subfamily” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.