Subfamily

/sˈʌbfɐmˌɪli/

/ˈsəbˌfæməɫi/

Subfamily

a taxonomic category that ranks below the family level and above the genus level, typically consisting of related genera

Examples

1. And so I, I can find two subfamilies.

2. One 17-million-year-old site in Patagonia was home to 11 different genera of sloths from 3 different subfamilies!

3. And only one of these subfamilies survives today.

4. Catalan is part of the Occitano-Romance subfamily, along with Occitan.