"prefamily" meaning in All languages combined

See prefamily on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: prefamilies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefamily (plural prefamilies)
  1. (taxonomy, rare) A taxonomic rank above the level of family. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-prefamily-en-noun-uK8O6oP6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Inflected forms

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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Taxonomy",
          "orig": "en:Taxonomy",
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            "Biology",
            "Evolutionary theory",
            "Sciences",
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          "ref": "1974, George C. Steyskal, “Recent Advances in the Primary Classification of the Diptera”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, volume 67, number 3, →DOI, pages 513–517:",
          "text": "The shifting of the superfamily a step upward by Griffiths and the introduction of the prefamily for the category usually called superfamily, is I believe, unfortunate.",
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        "A taxonomic rank above the level of family."
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        "(taxonomy, rare) A taxonomic rank above the level of family."
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