Associations to the word «Subfamily»
Noun
- Longhorn
- Beetle
- Tortricidae
- Taxonomy
- Genus
- Clade
- Superfamily
- Ant
- Belonging
- Noctuidae
- Species
- Moth
- Linnaeus
- Phylogeny
- Taxon
- Legume
- Wasp
- Tribe
- Grasshopper
- Rodent
- Genu
- Butterfly
- Ground
- Shrew
- Kingfisher
- Flycatcher
- Arctiidae
- Snout
- Iconography
- Potassium
- Kinase
- Madagascar
- Mollusk
- Cerambycidae
- Receptor
- Subunit
- Orchid
- Tyrosine
- Latham
- Snail
- Antelope
- Subspecies
- Family
- Pheasant
- Lineage
- Cretaceous
- Geometridae
- Cactus
- Specie
- Skipper
- Bug
- Ras
- Subgenus
- Synonym
- Classification
- Lepidoptera
- Parrot
- Mollusc
- Catfish
- Squirrel
- Turbo
- Frog
- Placement
- Protein
- Fossil
Adjective
Wiktionary
SUBFAMILY, noun. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
Dictionary definition
SUBFAMILY, noun. (biology) a taxonomic category below a family.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.