Subfamily (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural sub·fam·i·lies.
  1. a category of related genera within a family.
  2. (in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a higher order than a branch.
noun plural -lies
  1. a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a family
  2. any analogous subdivision, as of a family of languages
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