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Vinony

subfamily

noun

  1. taxonomic rank below family
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English family English subfamily From sub- + family.

  1. A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe.
  2. A secondary or subordinate grouping.

    “There is a handy font editor tool in the engine, where you can import your font and create family and subfamily for your font (for example, the same font can have a family for its bold, italic, light, and dark style as its subfamily).”