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nounprefamily (plural prefamilies)
plural prefamilies
- rarebiologyA taxonomic rank above the level of family.
The shifting of the superfamily a step upward by Griffiths and the introduction of the prefamily for the category usually called superfamily, is I believe, unfortunate.
1974, George C. Steyskal, “Recent Advances in the Primary Classification of the Diptera”, in Annals of the Entomological Society of America, volume 67, number 3, →DOI, pages 513–517
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“prefamily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefamily. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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