subfamily (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *subfamily*:
NOUN	group	subfamily	(biology) a taxonomic category below a family

subfamily > pronunciation
Sounds	sah'bfae.mahliy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *subfamily*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	(biology) a taxonomic category below a family.
Category	biology, biological science	The science that studies living organisms
Member of	family	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
Narrower	Latinae	A subfamily of the family Centropomidae
Broader	taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon	animal or plant group having natural relations
Spanish	subfamilia
Catalan	subfamília

HyperDic: subfamily