subfamily [
sʌb'fæməlɪ]
subfamily[ noun ]
(biology) a taxonomic category below a family
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Subfamily \Sub*fam"i*ly\, n. (Biol.)
One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into
which certain families are divided.
- Then they looked for relationships between a bee's subfamily, and therefore its genetic inheritance, and its job in the hive.