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Webster 1913 Edition


Superfamily

Su′per-famˊi-ly

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Noun.
(Zool.)
A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.

Definition 2024


superfamily

superfamily

English

Noun

superfamily (plural superfamilies)

  1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).
  2. (molecular biology) A large group of related proteins or other molecules.

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