Family (taxa)Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_%28biology%29) In biological classification, family (Latin: familia) is a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the prefix sub-: subfamily (Latin: subfamilia). (Wikipedia) Preferred Units: N/A Scope Note: N/A This term is used for the following terms: familia
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