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subfamily
CIDE DICTIONARY
subfamily, n.
One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
subfamily, n. (pl. -ies)
1 Biol. a taxonomic category below a family.
2 any subdivision of a group.
1 Biol. a taxonomic category below a family.
2 any subdivision of a group.
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