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Superfamily Common

Origin: Latin prefix super-

Superfamily has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family

"After reviewing the latest phylogenetic tree, the biologist realized that these three distinct genera actually belong to the same superfamily."

2

A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).

"Biologists classify all extant primates into two superfamilies, Platyrrhini for New World monkeys and Catarrhini for Old World monkeys."

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taxonomic group
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