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Webster 1913 Edition
Superfamily
Su′per-famˊi-ly
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.
Definition 2024
superfamily
superfamily
English
Noun
superfamily (plural superfamilies)
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).
- (molecular biology) A large group of related proteins or other molecules.
Translations
taxonomic category
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