'Superfamily' definitions:
Definition of 'superfamily'
noun
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
Definition of 'Superfamily'
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Superfamily \Su"per*fam`i*ly\, n. (Zool.)
A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.
[1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Superfamily'
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superfamily aphidoidea,
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superfamily apoidea,
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superfamily coccoidea,
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superfamily hominoidea,
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superfamily lamellicornia,
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superfamily muroidea,
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superfamily muscoidea,
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superfamily platyrrhini,
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superfamily sphecoidea,
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superfamily tineoidea,
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superfamily tyrannidae
