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Definition of Superfamilies
1. superfamily [n] - See also: superfamily
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superfamilies
Literary usage of Superfamilies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1905)
"... WITH REMARKS ON THE ORIGIN AND RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SUBORDERS, superfamilies,
AND FAMILIES OF TESTUDINES. By OLIVER P. HAY.) The group of turtles called ..."
2. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1899)
"Although our knowledge is at present very incomplete, there appears to be good
ground for including on the same evolutionary line •with these superfamilies, ..."
3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"31 (Washington, 1886). CLASSIFICATION. The order Hymenoptera is divided into two
suborders, each containing several superfamilies, as follows: Suborder ..."
4. Fauna Hawaiiensis: Being the Land-fauna of the Hawaiian Islands by Royal Society (Great Britain), British Association for the Advancement of Science, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, David Sharp (1901)
"It seems advisable, therefore, before discussing these parasitic families, to
give first a brief resumé of the arrangement of all of these superfamilies and ..."
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