Plural of subfamily

Forms of subfamily

Subfamilies in a sentence

• Many organisms possessed several molybdoenzyme families and several subfamilies within these families.2016, Valeria Culotta, Metals in Cells, page 26. From the entry molybdoenzyme
• The other dominant ant subfamilies were also present but with lesser importance (fig. 1.4).2007, Victor Rico-Gray, Paulo S. Oliveira, The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions, page 12. From the entry myrmicine
• Its distinguishing features, such as alation, hingement, posterior caudation, etc., are also found in other subfamilies of Cytheridae.1955, Journal of Paleontology - Volume 29, page 626. From the entry caudation
• The character of the tarsal podotheca is a useful generic character but too variable to use in delimiting the subfamilies .1912, Joel Asaph Allen, Historical and Nomenclatorial Notes on North American Sheep, page 262. From the entry podotheca
• The two distant shifts of downy mildews across three subfamilies of Asteraceae occurred rather recently, and in Asteroideae, a coevolutive adaptation has apparently not yet led to speciation.2015 August 1, “Host Jumps and Radiation, Not Co‐Divergence Drives Diversification of Obligate Pathogens. A Case Study in Downy Mildews…. From the entry coevolutive

Meaning of subfamily

1. noun A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
2. noun A secondary or subordinate grouping.

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What is the plural of subfamily?

The plural of subfamily is subfamilies.

Is subfamily countable?

Subfamily is a countable noun.