"superfamily" meaning in All languages combined

See superfamily on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superfamily.wav Forms: superfamilies [plural]
Etymology: From super- + family. Etymology templates: {{af|en|super-|family}} super- + family Head templates: {{en-noun}} superfamily (plural superfamilies)
  1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions). Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (taxonomic category): superfamília [feminine] (Catalan), 總科 (Chinese Mandarin), 总科 (zǒngkē) (Chinese Mandarin), yläheimo (Finnish), superfamille [feminine] (French), superfamilia [feminine] (Galician), Oberfamilie (German), Überfamilie [feminine] (German), Superfamilie [feminine] (German), överfamilj [common-gender] (Swedish), lefamül (Volapük), superfamilia (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-superfamily-en-noun-ZtTvFPr0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 46 54 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'taxonomic category': 94 6
  2. (molecular biology) A large group of related proteins or other molecules. Categories (topical): Molecular biology Translations (group of related proteins or other molecules): superperhe (Finnish), superfamille [feminine] (French), superfamiglia (Italian), superfamília (Portuguese), superfamilia (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-superfamily-en-noun-GBgoYwni Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'group of related proteins or other molecules': 8 92

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