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Subfamily in a sentence

Subfamily meaning

  1. A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
  2. A secondary or subordinate grouping.

Synonyms of Subfamily

taxonomic group taxonomic category taxon

Using Subfamily

  • The main meaning on this page is: A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe. | A secondary or subordinate grouping.
  • Useful related words include: taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon.
  • In the example corpus, subfamily often appears in combinations such as: the subfamily, subfamily of, as subfamily.

Context around Subfamily

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

opuntias 1× cactoids 1× sfn 1× largest 1× bambusoideae 1× monotypic 1× same 1× surviving 1× asian 1× erk 1×

Often after:

cactoideae 3× opuntioideae 1× fraterculini 1× typically 1× apart 1× monotropoideae 1× velociraptorinae 1×

Sentence patterns with Subfamily

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a monotypic subfamily 1× a subfamily of hads 1× absent sfn subfamily cactoideae divided 1× al explored subfamily and tribe 1× and cactoids subfamily cactoideae 1× as a subfamily of crocodylidae 1× as a subfamily of soleidae 1× as a subfamily of uralic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a cladistic analysis 1× a subfamily of 1× all reported examples 1× bamboos are perennial 1× brochu named osteolaeminae 1× caninae is the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a monotypic subfamily 1× a shortened frill 1× belong to it 1× by contemporary linguists 1× cactoids subfamily cactoideae 1× classified within crocodylinae 1×

Words around Subfamily

Just before it in the word index:

subfamilies 32 subfamilial 3 subexpressions 2 subex 2 suberu 2 suberman 2

Just after it in the word index:

subfeature 2 subfeatures 2 subfertility 2 subfield 32 subfields 23 subfloor 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

acrimony 58 aerosmith 58 albus 58 amphibian 58 amyloid 58 analogies 58

Corpus analysis for Subfamily

  • In this selection, "subfamily" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, opuntias, cactoids, sfn, cactoideae, opuntioideae and fraterculini stand out and add context to how "subfamily" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a monotypic subfamily and a subfamily of hads. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "subfamily" sits close to words such as acrimony, aerosmith and albus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with subfamily

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

All reported examples occur within the same subfamily. (8 words)

Originally, the subfamily Velociraptorinae was erected solely to contain Velociraptor. (10 words)

Harpactinae is the Asian subfamily and contains two genera, Harpactes and Apalharpactes. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

For instance, the closed intervals of the real numbers form a Helly family: if a family of closed intervals has an empty intersection and is minimal (i.e. no subfamily of the family has an empty intersection), it must be pairwise disjoint. citation. (43 words)

Morphology Ferocactus species, a cactoid, in its native Arizona habitat The 1,500 to 1,800 species of cacti mostly fall into one of two groups of "core cacti": opuntias (subfamily Opuntioideae ) and "cactoids" (subfamily Cactoideae). (36 words)

A subfamily of HADs, the Eyes Absent Family (Eya), are also transcription factors and can therefore regulate their own phosphorylation and that of transcriptional cofactor/s, and contribute to the control of gene transcription. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

For example, the Achiridae were classified as a subfamily of Soleidae in the past, and the Samaridae were considered a subfamily of the Pleuronectidae.

Melierax (chanting goshawks) may be included in the subfamily, or given a subfamily of its own.

Morphology Ferocactus species, a cactoid, in its native Arizona habitat The 1,500 to 1,800 species of cacti mostly fall into one of two groups of "core cacti": opuntias (subfamily Opuntioideae ) and "cactoids" (subfamily Cactoideae).

Plants have leaves, and crassulean acid metabolism is wholly absent.sfn * Subfamily Cactoideae :Divided into nine tribes, this is the largest subfamily, including all the "typical" cacti.

Bamboos are perennial evergreen flowering plants in the Bambusoideae subfamily of the grass family, Poaceae.

A cladistic analysis of DNA sequence data of the S7 ribosomal protein intron 1 supports the view that it is distinct enough to constitute a monotypic subfamily.

All reported examples occur within the same subfamily.

A subfamily of HADs, the Eyes Absent Family (Eya), are also transcription factors and can therefore regulate their own phosphorylation and that of transcriptional cofactor/s, and contribute to the control of gene transcription.

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Brochu named Osteolaeminae in 2003 as a subfamily of Crocodylidae separate from Crocodylinae, but the group has since been classified within Crocodylinae.

Caninae is the only surviving subfamily and all present-day canids including wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals, and domestic dogs belong to it.

For example, of the 36 genera in the subfamily Cactoideae sampled in the research, 22 (61%) were found not monophyletic.

For instance, the closed intervals of the real numbers form a Helly family: if a family of closed intervals has an empty intersection and is minimal (i.e. no subfamily of the family has an empty intersection), it must be pairwise disjoint. citation.

Harpactinae is the Asian subfamily and contains two genera, Harpactes and Apalharpactes.

Harrison (1988) p. 406 The puffins and the rhinoceros auklet are closely related, together composing the subfamily Fraterculini.

Important subgroups are the kinases of the ERK subfamily, typically activated by mitogenic signals, and the stress-activated protein kinases JNK and p38.

In 1997, Baker et al. explored subfamily and tribe relationships using chloroplast DNA from 60 genera from all subfamilies and tribes.

In fact, it fits well into the ceratopsine subfamily, apart from its one feature of a shortened frill.

Its commonly accepted status as a subfamily of Uralic is based on criteria formulated in the 19th-century and is often criticized by contemporary linguists.

Monotropoid mycorrhiza This type of mycorrhiza occurs in the subfamily Monotropoideae of the Ericaceae.

Originally, the subfamily Velociraptorinae was erected solely to contain Velociraptor.

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Common combinations with subfamily

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "subfamily" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, the Achiridae were classified as a subfamily of Soleidae in the past, and the Samaridae were considered a subfamily of the Pleuronectidae." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "subfamily" from authentic English texts.
What does "subfamily" mean?
Subfamily means: A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
What are synonyms of "subfamily"?
Common synonyms of "subfamily" include: taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon.
How many example sentences with "subfamily" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "subfamily", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.