'Superfamily' definitions:
Definition of 'superfamily'
noun
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
Definition of 'Superfamily'
- Superfamily \Su"per*fam`i*ly\, n. (Zool.)
A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.
[1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Superfamily'
- superfamily aphidoidea,
- superfamily apoidea,
- superfamily coccoidea,
- superfamily hominoidea,
- superfamily lamellicornia,
- superfamily muroidea,
- superfamily muscoidea,
- superfamily platyrrhini,
- superfamily sphecoidea,
- superfamily tineoidea,
- superfamily tyrannidae
