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prefamily

prefamily noun: a taxonomic rank above the level of family.

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

Forms of prefamily

pluralprefamilies

Questions about prefamily

What does prefamily mean?
Prefamily means a taxonomic rank above the level of family.
What part of speech is prefamily?
Prefamily is a noun.
What is the plural of prefamily?
The plural of prefamily is prefamilies.

Words near prefamily in the dictionary

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

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