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

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

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

Importantly, this is the first enzymatic function reported for this subfamily of cytochrome P450.

From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023

Nasa poissoniana belongs to a subfamily of plants called Loasoideae.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2019

Collectively, the Bantu languages constitute only a single, low-order subfamily of the Niger-Congo language family.

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