subfamily
noun
a category of related genera within a family.
subfamilies
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pluralof subfamily.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Previous versions of the sunflower family tree had established the relationships among most of the subfamilies and many tribes, which are equivalent to the main branches of a tree," Ma said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Fifty-five subfamilies of kinases evolved before yeast diverged from other eukaryotes, but the tyrosine kinases evolved after yeast diverged.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Today, after several thousand years Noruz is the cornerstone of all the Iranian subfamilies being from northern China or Bulgaria.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2016
TPS subfamilies are indicated on the circumference of the circle.
From Nature ● Jun. 10, 2014
The whole Austronesian language family consists of 959 languages, divided among four subfamilies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
