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superfamily

su·per·fam·i·ly
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee]
    • /ˈsu pərˌfæm ə li, -ˌfæm li/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-per-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee]
    • /ˈsu pərˌfæm ə li, -ˌfæm li/

Definitions of superfamily word

  • noun plural superfamily a category of related families within an order or suborder. 1
  • noun superfamily a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a suborder 0
  • noun superfamily any analogous group, such as a group of related languages 0
  • noun superfamily a natural subdivision ranking above a family and below an order, usually less extensive than a suborder 0
  • noun superfamily a category of language classification that is above the family, often proposed as a grouping of families that are believed to be related because of some similar characteristics 0
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Origin of superfamily

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; super- + family

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Parts of speech for Superfamily

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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superfamily popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

superfamily usage trend in Literature

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  • lungworm

    any nematode worm of the superfamily Metastrongylidae, parasitic in the lungs of various mammals.

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    any of various arboreal anthropoid primates of the group or superfamily Platyrrhini, inhabiting forests from Mexico to Argentina and typically having a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, long arms, and a long, prehensile tail, and including the capuchin, douroucouli, howler monkey, marmoset, saki, spider monkey, squirrel monkey, titi, uakari, and woolly monkey.

  • platyrrhine

    Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.

  • scale insect

    any of numerous small, plant-sucking homopterous insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, the males of which are winged and the females wingless, often covered by a waxy secretion resembling scales.
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