subfamily

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Some hematophages are well-known: For example, vampire bats in the subfamily Desmodontinae helped inspire the legendary monsters that bear their name and no one can forget blood-sucking mosquitoes and leeches.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

Researchers placed the specimen in the subfamily Mosasaurinae and named it Megapterygius wakayamaensis to recognize where it was found.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023

Aleocharinae, with about 17,000 known species, is the largest subfamily within the Staphylinidae family.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

It describes a large and geographically widespread subfamily of African languages that make up part of the larger Niger-Congo language family.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Even the Semitic subfamily itself is mainly African, 12 of its 19 surviving languages being confined to Ethiopia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond