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- sub|fam|i|ly «suhb FAM uh lee, SUHB FAM-», noun, plural -lies.Biology. a group of related plants or animals ranking above a genus and below a family.
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subfamily — /sub fam euh lee, fam lee, sub fam euh lee, fam lee/, n., pl. subfamilies. 1. Biol. a category of related genera within a family. 2. Ling. (in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a higher order than a branch. Cf … Universalium
subfamily — sub•fam•i•ly [[t]sʌbˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li, ˈsʌbˌfæm ə li, ˌfæm li[/t]] n. pl. lies 1) bio Biol. a category of related genera within a family 2) ling. peo a group of related languages within a family, constituting a higher order than a branch •… … From formal English to slang
subfamily — In biologic classification, a division between family and tribe or between family and genus. * * * sub·fam·i·ly səb .fam (ə )lē n a category in biological classification ranking below a family and above a genus * * * sub·fam·i·ly… … Medical dictionary
subfamily — [sub′fam΄ə lē, sub′fam΄lē] n. pl. subfamilies 1. any main natural subdivision of a family of plants or animals 2. a major division of a language family, above a branch [the Balto Slavic subfamily of Indo European languages] … English World dictionary
Subfamily — Sub*fam i*ly, n. (Biol.) One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cochliopa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda … Wikipedia
famine — /fam in/, n. 1. extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area. 2. any extreme and general scarcity. 3. extreme hunger; starvation. [1325 75; ME < MF, deriv. of faim hunger ( < L fames); see INE2] Syn. 2.… … Universalium
quand — [ kɑ̃ ] conj. et adv. • Xe; lat. quando I ♦ Conj. [ kɑ̃t ] devant voyelle (Exprimant une relation temporelle de concordance, de simultanéité.) 1 ♦ Dans le même temps que. ⇒ lorsque (cf. Au moment où, que). Quand vous aurez fini vous pourrez… … Encyclopédie Universelle
que — 1. que [ kə ] conj. • Xe; lat. médiév. que, forme affaiblie de qui, simplification de quia, employé en bas lat. au sens de quod « le fait que; que » 1 ♦ Introd. une complétive (à l indic. ou au subj. suivant le v. de la principale, ou la nuance à … Encyclopédie Universelle
mieux — [ mjø ] adv. • mielz Xe; lat. melius, de melior « meilleur » ♦ Compar. irrég. de BIEN (au lieu de plus bien). I ♦ MIEUX. 1 ♦ D une manière plus accomplie, meilleure. Cette lampe éclaire mieux. Je l estime davantage depuis que je le connais mieux … Encyclopédie Universelle
