Superfamily
Superfamily noun - (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family.
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Synonyms for Superfamily
Subfamily and superfamily are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Subfamily" with "Superfamily", this nouns are similar.
Subfamily
Subfamily noun - (biology) a taxonomic category below a family.
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Synonyms for Subfamily
Superfamily and subfamily are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Superfamily" with "Subfamily", this nouns are similar.
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Related pairs
- order and superfamily
- order and subfamily
- family and superfamily
- family and subfamily
- class and superfamily
- class and subfamily
- section and superfamily
- section and subfamily
- series and superfamily
- series and subfamily
- genus and superfamily
- genus and subfamily
- species and superfamily
- species and subfamily
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Subfamily and Superfamily. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/superfamily/subfamily
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