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family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" |
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taxon,
taxonomic category,
taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations
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order the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
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biological science,
biology the science that studies living organisms
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bunyaviridae a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
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filoviridae a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees)
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togaviridae a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
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flaviviridae a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
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arenaviridae a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
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rhabdoviridae a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
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reoviridae a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
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bacteria family a family of bacteria
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protoctist family any of the families of Protoctista
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endamoebidae,
family endamoebidae a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract
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fish family any of various families of fish
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chordate family any family in the phylum Chordata
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bird family a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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amphibian family any family of amphibians
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reptile family a family of reptiles
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arthropod family any of the arthropods
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mammal family a family of mammals
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coelenterate family a family of coelenterates
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ctenophore family a family of ctenophores
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worm family a family of worms
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mollusk family a family of mollusks
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family panorpidae,
panorpidae a family of insects of the order Mecoptera
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bittacidae,
family bittacidae a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
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echinoderm family a family of echinoderms
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form family (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
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subfamily (biology) a taxonomic category below a family
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tribe (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
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genus a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
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moss family a family of mosses
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liliopsid family,
monocot family family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
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dicot family,
magnoliopsid family family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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fungus family includes lichen families
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plant family a family of plants
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fern family families of ferns and fern allies
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family - primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" |
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clan,
kin,
kindred,
kinship group,
kin group,
tribe group of people related by blood or marriage
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couple,
match,
mates a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
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man and wife,
marriage,
married couple the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
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child,
kid a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
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parent an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
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sib,
sibling a person's brother or sister
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family - a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" |
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household,
house,
home,
menage |
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social unit,
unit a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
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broken home a family in which the parents have separated or divorced
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conjugal family,
nuclear family a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
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extended family a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
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foster family the family of a fosterling
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foster home a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
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menage a trois household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations
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family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" |
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folk,
kinfolk,
kinsfolk,
sept,
phratry |
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ancestry,
blood,
bloodline,
blood line,
descent,
line,
lineage,
line of descent,
origin,
parentage,
pedigree,
stemma,
stock inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
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people (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
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homefolk the people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day"
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house play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
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dynasty a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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gens,
name by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
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family - an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship" |
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association the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"
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koinonia Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community
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