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Subfamily

One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.

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Family 70% connected

The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Class noun · 78% connection

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders