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subfamily

/suhb-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee, suhb-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee/US // sʌbˈfæm ə li, -ˈfæm li, ˈsʌbˌfæm ə li, -ˌfæm li //UK // (ˈsʌbˌfæmɪlɪ) //

亚家族,子家族,亚科,亚族

Related Words

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural sub·fam·i·lies.

    • : Biology. a category of related genera within a family.
    • : Linguistics. a category of a higher order than a branch.Compare branch, family.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
brand品牌,牌子,烙印breed育种,繁殖,培育,饲养category类别,种类,类型,类class类,类别,阶级,种类compartment隔间,隔室,隔层,舱室department部门,系,系部,科室division划分,部门,分工,分化genre体裁,类型,流派,体裁类group组,集团,群体,群kind种类,一种,种,样make使,让,使得,使成为model模型,模式,模范,模特儿section节,部分,段,章节sort分类,种类,排序,分级style风格,样式subdivision分区,分部,细分,细分领域variety种类,种类繁多,种类多样,种类丰富

Examples

  • Apparently it is more closely related to the subfamily Perognathinae.

  • The grouse is a northern bird, extending into far colder regions than any other subfamily of the gallinaceous group.

  • The third genus of the subfamily (Stephanella) is only known from Japan.

  • Chickadees (subfamily Parinæ) have a short, stout bill, the nostrils covered with bristles; the tail is rather long and rounded.

  • Toes usually four, three front ones webbed; upper mandible curved and hooked; tail usually square (Gulls, subfamily Larinæ).

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