superfamily en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English family English superfamily From super- + family.
Meanings
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A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).
The genus Saipanetta has been suggested to be a surviving relict of the metacopidan superfamily Healdiacea because of its muscle scar pattern and narrow duplicature; nevertheless, it differs from the Metacopida in its more complex hingement, lack of a distinct contact groove, exaggerated domiciliar asymmetry, and lack of posterior ridges or angulations.
1978, Philip D. Gingerich, New Condylarthra (Mammalia) from the Paleocene and Early Eocene of North America, page 289:There is no reason to deny a natural sequence or to split off genera only to have to attempt later to re-insert them into the whole by means of subordos and superfamilies.
1967, Zoologische Verhandelingen, page 32:
- (qualifier:molecular biology) A large group of related proteins or other molecules.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superfamilies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (19)
sv överfamilj (taxonomic category) · fi superperhe (group of related proteins or other molecules) · es superfamilia (group of related proteins or other molecules) · gl superfamilia (taxonomic category) · vo superfamilia (taxonomic category) · it superfamiglia (group of related proteins or other molecules) · cmn 總科 /总科 (taxonomic category) · ca superfamília (taxonomic category) · fr superfamille (taxonomic category) · de Oberfamilie (taxonomic category) · ru суперсемейство (group of related proteins or other molecules) · ru надсемейство (taxonomic category) · pt superfamília (group of related proteins or other molecules) · fi yläheimo (taxonomic category) · el υπεροικογένεια (taxonomic category) · de Überfamilie (taxonomic category) · de Superfamilie (taxonomic category) · fr superfamille (group of related proteins or other molecules) · vo lefamül (taxonomic category)