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Meaning of "subfamily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBFAMILY

subfamily  [ˈsʌbˌfæmɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBFAMILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subfamily is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBFAMILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

subfamily

Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily is an auxiliary taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae".

Definition of subfamily in the English dictionary

The definition of subfamily in the dictionary is a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a family. Other definition of subfamily is any analogous subdivision, as of a family of languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBFAMILY


antifamily
ˌæntɪˈfæmɪlɪ
clammily
ˈklæmɪlɪ
contumely
ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ
dissimile
dɪsˈsɪmɪlɪ
dreamily
ˈdriːmɪlɪ
facsimile
fækˈsɪmɪlɪ
family
ˈfæmɪlɪ
gemmily
ˈdʒɛmɪlɪ
gloomily
ˈɡluːmɪlɪ
hammily
ˈhæmɪlɪ
homily
ˈhɒmɪlɪ
interfamily
ˌɪntəˈfæmɪlɪ
millie
ˈmɪlɪ
multifamily
ˌmʌltɪˈfæmɪlɪ
nonfamily
ˌnɒnˈfæmɪlɪ
profamily
prəʊˈfæmɪlɪ
ramillie
ˈræmɪlɪ
simile
ˈsɪmɪlɪ
stepfamily
ˈstɛpˌfæmɪlɪ
superfamily
ˈsuːpəˌfæmɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBFAMILY

suberise
suberization
suberize
suberose
subfactorial
subfamilies
subfertile
subfertility
subfeu
subfeudation
subfeudatory
subfield
subfile
subfix
subfloor
subfluid
subfossil
subfreezing
subfusc
subfuscous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBFAMILY

beamily
county family
creamily
extended family
filmily
first family
foamily
gamily
happy family
Holy Family
host family
lone-parent family
nuclear family
one-parent family
roomily
royal family
single-parent family
smarmily
steamily
the Holy Family

Synonyms and antonyms of subfamily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subfamily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBFAMILY

Find out the translation of subfamily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subfamily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subfamily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亚科
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subfamilia
570 millions of speakers

English

subfamily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपपरिवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فصيلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подсемейство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subfamília
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বংশের শাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-famille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subfamily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterfamilie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

亜科
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아과
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subfamili
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gia đình phụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உட்குடும்பத்தின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपस्रोताचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alt familyası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottofamiglia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podrodziny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підродина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subfamilia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποοικογένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subfamilie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subfamiljen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underfamilie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subfamily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBFAMILY»

The term «subfamily» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBFAMILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subfamily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBFAMILY»

Discover the use of subfamily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subfamily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Systematic Revision of the Deep-sea Subfamily Lipomerinae ...
Their evolution is illuminated by character studies and numerical phylogenetic analyses. A rationale for grouping the diverse subfamilies of the Munnopsidae into one family (as opposed to three separate families) concludes this work.
George D. F. Wilson, 1989
2
The Bees of the World
Classification of Bees Based on Borner (1919). Family Colletidae Subfamily Prosopinae (Hylaeus) Subfamily Colletinae ( Caupolicana, Colletes) Family Andrenidae Subfamily Andreninae (Andrena) Subfamily Panurginae (Macropis, Melitta, ...
Charles Duncan Michener, 2000
3
Ichneumonidae (subfamily Tryphoninae), Tribe Tryphonini
The remaining tribes of the subfamily (Idiogrammatini, Eucerotini, and Sphinctini) include one genus each with a small number of species. All of them are distinguished by the high morphological isolation of both the imago and the larva (the ...
Dmitriĭ Rafėlevich Kaspari͡an, 1989
4
Biology Code of the Chemical-Biological Coordination Center...
A71 Suoidea, superfamily of A7 20401 1 Ursus horribilis infraorder Suina A7 2040 11 Grizzly bear A7102 Suidae, family of superfamily A72 Pinnipedia, suborder of order Suoidea Carnivora A7102 Suinae, subfamily of family A7201 Phocidae, ...
Philip G. Seitner, 1960
5
Encyclopedia of Entomology
Suborder: Ensifera Superfamily: Tettigonioidea Family: Haglidae Family: Tettigoniidae Subfamily: Austrosaginae Subfamily: Bradyporinae Subfamily: Conocephalinae Subfamily: Hetrodinae Subfamily: Lipotactinae Subfamily: Listroscelidinae ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
6
New Jersey Mosasaur of the Subfamily Platecarpinae: Notulae ...
A NEW JERSEY MOSASAUR OF THE SUBFAMILY PLATECARPINAE By Robert G. Chaffee Dept. of Paleontology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Since 1830, when DeKay first recognized the presence of Mosa- saurs l in ...
7
Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska
Format of checklist entries 2 Acknowledgments 3 Suborder Sternorrhyncha 5 Infraorder Aleyrododea Superfamily Aleyrodoidea 5 Family ALEYRODIDAE 5 Subfamily ALEYRODINAE 5 Infraorder Psyllodea 6 Superfamily Psylloidea 6 Family ...
H. Eric L. Maw, 2000
8
A Revision of the Tenebrionid Subfamily Conintina
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Various, 2008
9
Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
Family Erebidae Leach, [1815] Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, [1893] [omitted ] Subfamily Arctiinae Leach, [1815] [omitted] Subfamily Herminiinae Leach, [1815 ] Subfamily Pangraptinae Grote, 1882 Subfamily Hypeninae Herrich-Schäffer, ...
David L. Wagner, Dale F. Schweitzer, J. Bolling Sullivan, 2011
10
Morphology and Phylogeny of the Weevil Subfamily Baridinae ...
They are extremely important economically, being of great agricultural significance because they are associated with all major groups of plants and plant parts. The weevil subfamily Baridinae is one of the larger weevil lineages. It is distributed ...
Steven R. Davis, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBFAMILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subfamily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Big Yang Theory: Chinese year of the sheep or the goat?
The symbol for the new year starting on February 19 is the "yang", which can refer to any member of the caprinae subfamily -- or even beyond -- depending on ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
2
New Wasp Species Named after Chief Crazy Horse and Wile E …
All of them are Braconid wasps, belonging to the genus Cremnops, which belongs to the subfamily Agathidinae. Members of the genus Cremnops occur in ... «Entomology Today, Feb 15»
3
Scientists discover new frog species in Peru
The species is a member of the subfamily Telmatobius, a group of water frogs endemic to the Andes. Many relatives of T. ventriflavum are under significant threat ... «UPI.com, Feb 15»
4
Termitophilic Scarab Beetles Found Hiding in Brazilian Termite …
More than 4,000 scarab beetles in the subfamily Rutelinae have been described, but only seven have been previously documented to be associated with social ... «Entomology Today, Jan 15»
5
FDA approves first Meningococcal B vaccine
Antigens from both types of fHBP, subfamily A and subfamily B have been included in the vaccine. Before Trumenba, previously approved meningococcal ... «Clinical Advisor, Oct 14»
6
New progress of the Neogene Suidae research
The matrix included 41 taxa and 133 morphological characters, and the final result support to place Chleuastochoerus in the subfamily Hyotheriinae as a ... «Phys.Org, Oct 14»
7
Zoos exonerated in baby elephant deaths; Data support new branch …
"Given that the three other branches were recognized over 30 years ago, establishment of a new subfamily would a big deal." Pellett adds that "Further scientific ... «Phys.Org, Oct 14»
8
YouTube Video: Goliath Grouper (grouper fish) swallows Shark in a …
These genera are all classified in the subfamily Epiphelinae. However, some of the hamlets (genus Alphestes), the hinds (genus Cephalopholis), the lyretails ... «New Tang Dynasty Television, Aug 14»
9
Eight New Species of Spiny Predatory Katydids Discovered in Brazil
Researchers in Brazil have discovered eight new species of the katydid subfamily Listroscelidinae. In addition, they have redefined the tribe Listroscelidini and ... «Entomology Today, Aug 14»
10
PIWI proteins and piRNAs regulate genes in the germline and beyond
Among sncRNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are commonly 21 nt in length, and both specifically bind to the AGO subfamily of ... «Science Codex, Jul 14»

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