"subfamily" meaning in English

See subfamily in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subfamilies [plural]
Etymology: sub- + family Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|family}} sub- + family Head templates: {{en-noun}} subfamily (plural subfamilies)
  1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (taxonomic category): subfamilie (Afrikaans), onderfamilie (Afrikaans), iskerentiad [masculine] (Breton), subfamília [feminine] (Catalan), podčeleď [feminine] (Czech), underfamilie [common-gender] (Danish), onderfamilie [feminine] (Dutch), subfamilie [feminine] (Dutch), alaheimo (Finnish), sous-famille [feminine] (French), Unterfamilie [feminine] (German), Subfamilie [feminine] (German), upafamili (Indonesian), upakeluarga (Indonesian), Ünnerfamilie [feminine] (Low German), subkeluarga (Malay), subfamili (Malay), podrodzina [feminine] (Polish), subfamília [feminine] (Portuguese), sub-familie [feminine] (Romanian), подсеме́йство (podseméjstvo) [neuter] (Russian), subfamilia [feminine] (Spanish), underfamilj [common-gender] (Swedish), kub-angkanhay (Tagalog), ఉపకుటుంబము (upakuṭumbamu) (Telugu), donafamül (Volapük), subfamilia (Volapük), is-deulu [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-subfamily-en-noun-~LF637gD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'taxonomic category': 95 5
  2. A secondary or subordinate grouping.
    Sense id: en-subfamily-en-noun--rzr7zwO Categories (other): English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 42 58

Inflected forms

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