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prefamilies

prefamilies is the plural of prefamily.

Meaning of prefamily

Noun

prefamily (plural prefamilies)

  1. (rare) A taxonomic rank above the level of family.
    • The shifting of the superfamily a step upward by Griffiths and the introduction of the prefamily for the category usually called superfamily, is I believe, unfortunate.1974, George C. Steyskal, “Recent Advances in the Primary Classification of the Diptera”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, volume 67, number 3, →DOI, pages 513–517

Questions about prefamilies

What is prefamilies the plural of?
Prefamilies is the plural of prefamily.

Words near prefamilies in the dictionary

  1. prefades
  2. prefading
  3. prefagomine
  4. prefall
  5. prefame
  6. prefamilies
  7. prefamily
  8. prefamine
  9. prefamous
  10. prefascist
  11. prefascists

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