Associations to the word «Superfamily»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SUPERFAMILY, noun. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family.

Wise words

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