Origin: Latin prefix super-
Superfamily has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
(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."
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."