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Noun: subfamily  ,súb'fa-mu-lee
  1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a family

Derived forms: subfamilies

Type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group

Part of: family

Encyclopedia: Subfamily

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subdue
subdued
subduedness
subduer
subdural
subedit
subeditor
subentry
suberic acid
suberin
subfamily
subfamily Acoraceae
subfamily Anserinae
subfamily Bassariscidae
subfamily Bovinae
subfamily Cabombaceae
subfamily Caesalpinioideae
subfamily Carduelinae
subfamily Carpinaceae
subfamily Cetoniidae
subfamily Corylaceae