family : Idioms & Phrases

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acanthus family

  • noun widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Acanthaceae; acanthus family.
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agave family

  • noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
    Agavaceae; family Agavaceae; agave family.
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aloe family

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    aloe family; Aloeaceae.
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amaranth family

  • noun cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
    Amaranthaceae; amaranth family.
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amaryllis family

  • noun snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    Amaryllidaceae; amaryllis family.
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amphibian family

  • noun any family of amphibians
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araucaria family

  • noun tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
    araucaria family; Araucariaceae.
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arrow-grass family

  • noun a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
    Scheuchzeriaceae; Juncaginaceae; family Juncaginaceae; arrow-grass family.
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arrowroot family

  • noun tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
    Marantaceae; arrowroot family.
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arthropod family

  • noun any of the arthropods
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arum family

  • noun anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
    arum family; Araceae.
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aster family

  • noun plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
    Compositae; aster family; Asteraceae; family Asteraceae.
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asterid dicot family

  • noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
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bacteria family

  • noun a family of bacteria
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balsam family

  • noun distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
    balsam family; Balsaminaceae.
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banana family

  • noun treelike tropical Asian herbs
    Musaceae; banana family.
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barberry family

  • noun shrubs or herbs
    Berberidaceae; barberry family.
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basal body temperature method of family planning

  • noun natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation
    basal body temperature method.
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bean-caper family

  • noun small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
    bean-caper family; Zygophyllaceae.
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beech family

  • noun chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
    beech family; Fagaceae.
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begonia family

  • noun monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
    begonia family; Begoniaceae.
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bellflower family

  • noun family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
    Campanulaceae; bellflower family.
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birch family

  • noun monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
    Betulaceae; birch family.
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bird family

  • noun a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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birthwort family

  • noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
    birthwort family; Aristolochiaceae.
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bladdernut family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
    Staphylaceae; bladdernut family.
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bladderwort family

  • noun carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea
    Lentibulariaceae; bladderwort family.
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bloodwort family

  • noun some genera placed in family Liliaceae
    bloodwort family; Haemodoraceae.
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borage family

  • noun a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
    borage family; Boraginaceae.
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box family

  • noun widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
    Buxaceae; box family.
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brass family

  • noun (music) the family of brass instruments
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broomrape family

  • noun brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Orobanchaceae; broomrape family.
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buckbean family

  • noun a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
    buckbean family; Menyanthaceae.
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buckthorn family

  • noun trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
    Rhamnaceae; buckthorn family.
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buckwheat family

  • noun a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
    Polygonaceae; buckwheat family.
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bur-reed family

  • noun coextensive with the genus Sparganium
    bur-reed family; Sparganiaceae.
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buttercup family

  • noun a family of Ranunculaceae
    crowfoot family; Ranunculaceae; buttercup family.
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cactus family

  • noun constituting the order Opuntiales
    Cactaceae; cactus family.
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calycanthus family

  • noun shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
    Calycanthaceae; calycanthus family; family Calycanthaceae.
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canella family

  • noun one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies
    canella family; Canellaceae.
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caper family

  • noun a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
    caper family; Capparidaceae.
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carnation family

  • noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
    Caryophyllaceae; family Caryophyllaceae; carnation family.
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carpetweed family

  • noun succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
    Tetragoniaceae; Aizoaceae; carpetweed family; family Aizoaceae.
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carrot family

  • noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
    carrot family; Apiaceae; Umbelliferae; family Apiaceae.
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caryophylloid dicot family

  • noun family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
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cattail family

  • noun perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves
    Typhaceae; cattail family.
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Chlorine family

  • the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine, called the halogens, and classed together from their common peculiariries.
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chordate family

  • noun any family in the phylum Chordata
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clubmoss family

  • noun a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales
    clubmoss family; Lycopodiaceae.
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coelenterate family

  • noun a family of coelenterates
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combretum family

  • noun a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
    combretum family; Combretaceae.
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conjugal family

  • noun a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
    conjugal family.
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corkwood family

  • noun coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
    Leitneriaceae; corkwood family.
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crowberry family

  • noun heathlike shrubs
    crowberry family; Empetraceae.
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crowfoot family

  • noun a family of Ranunculaceae
    crowfoot family; Ranunculaceae; buttercup family.
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ctenophore family

  • noun a family of ctenophores
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cunonia family

  • noun trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
    cunonia family; Cunoniaceae.
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custard-apple family

  • noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
    Annonaceae; custard-apple family.
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cycad family

  • noun ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids
    Cycadaceae; cycad family.
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cypress family

  • noun cypresses and junipers and many cedars
    Cupressaceae; cypress family.
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cyrilla family

  • noun shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
    cyrilla family; family Cyrilliaceae; Cyrilliaceae.
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daphne family

  • noun family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa
    daphne family; Thymelaeaceae.
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diapensia family

  • noun north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
    diapensia family; Diapensiaceae.
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dicot family

  • noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
    dicot family.
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dilleniid dicot family

  • noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
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dogbane family

  • noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
    Apocynaceae; dogbane family.
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dogwood family

  • noun a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
    dogwood family; Cornaceae.
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duckweed family

  • noun family of small free-floating thalloid plants
    duckweed family; Lemnaceae.
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ebony family

  • noun fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
    ebony family; Ebenaceae.
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echinoderm family

  • noun a family of echinoderms
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eelgrass family

  • noun used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae
    eelgrass family; Zosteraceae.
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elaeocarpus family

  • noun genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
    elaeocarpus family; Elaeocarpaceae.
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elm family

  • noun a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
    Ulmaceae; elm family.
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epacris family

  • noun Australasian shrubs or small trees
    epacris family; Epacridaceae.
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evening-primrose family

  • noun a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
    evening-primrose family; Onagraceae.
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extended family

  • noun a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
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family acanthaceae

  • noun widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Acanthaceae; acanthus family.
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family acanthisittidae

  • noun alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
    Acanthisittidae; family Acanthisittidae; Xenicidae.
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family acanthuridae

  • noun surgeonfishes
    Acanthuridae.
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family acaridae

  • noun mites
    Acaridae.
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family accipitridae

  • noun hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
    Accipitridae.
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family aceraceae

  • noun a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
    family Aceraceae; Aceraceae.
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family acipenseridae

  • noun sturgeons
    Acipenseridae.
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family acrididae

  • noun short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
    Acrididae; Locustidae; family Acrididae.
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family actinidiaceae

  • noun tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines
    Actinidiaceae.
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family actinomycetaceae

  • noun filamentous anaerobic bacteria
    Actinomycetaceae.
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family adelgidae

  • noun plant lice
    Adelgidae.
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family adiantaceae

  • noun used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)
    Adiantaceae.
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family aegypiidae

  • noun in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae
    Aegypiidae.
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family aepyornidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
    Aepyornidae.
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family agamidae

  • noun an Old World reptile family of Sauria
    Agamidae.
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family agaricaceae

  • noun large family including many familiar mushrooms
    Agaricaceae.
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family agavaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
    Agavaceae; family Agavaceae; agave family.
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family agonidae

  • noun poachers
    Agonidae.
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family ailuropodidae

  • noun in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
    Ailuropodidae.
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family aizoaceae

  • noun succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
    Tetragoniaceae; Aizoaceae; carpetweed family; family Aizoaceae.
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family akeridae

  • noun bubble shells
    Akeridae.
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family alaudidae

  • noun larks
    Alaudidae.
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family albuginaceae

  • noun fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants
    Albuginaceae.
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family albulidae

  • noun bonefish
    Albulidae.
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family alcedinidae

  • noun kingfishers
    Alcedinidae.
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family alcidae

  • noun web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
    Alcidae.
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family aleyrodidae

  • noun whiteflies
    Aleyrodidae.
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family alismataceae

  • noun perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
    Alismataceae; family Alismataceae.
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family alliaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
    Alliaceae.
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family alligatoridae

  • noun alligators; caimans
    Alligatoridae.
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family allioniaceae

  • noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
    Allioniaceae; family Nyctaginaceae; family Allioniaceae; Nyctaginaceae.
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family aloeaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    aloe family; Aloeaceae.
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family alopiidae

  • noun thresher sharks
    Alopiidae.
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family alstroemeriaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
    Alstroemeriaceae.
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family amaranthaceae

  • noun cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
    Amaranthaceae; amaranth family.
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family amaryllidaceae

  • noun snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    Amaryllidaceae; amaryllis family.
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family ambrosiaceae

  • noun in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds
    Ambrosiaceae.
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family ambystomatidae

  • noun New World salamanders
    Ambystomatidae.
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family ameiuridae

  • noun North American catfishes
    Ameiuridae.
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family amiidae

  • noun only the bowfins
    Amiidae.
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family ammodytidae

  • noun sand lances
    Ammodytidae.
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family amphioxidae

  • noun lancelets
    Amphioxidae; family Amphioxidae; Branchiostomidae.
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family amphisbaenidae

  • noun worm lizards
    Amphisbaenidae.
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family amphiumidae

  • noun congo snakes
    Amphiumidae.
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family amygdalaceae

  • noun used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
    Amygdalaceae.
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family anabantidae

  • noun small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
    Anabantidae.
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family anacardiaceae

  • noun the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
    family Anacardiaceae; Anacardiaceae.
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family anarhichadidae

  • noun wolffishes
    Anarhichadidae.
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family anatidae

  • noun swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
    Anatidae.
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family ancylidae

  • noun freshwater gastropod
    Ancylidae.
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family ancylostomatidae

  • noun hookworms
    Ancylostomatidae.
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family andrenidae

  • noun a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
    Andrenidae.
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family anguidae

  • noun alligator lizards
    Anguidae.
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family anguillidae

  • noun eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
    Anguillidae.
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family anhimidae

  • noun screamers
    Anhimidae.
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family anhingidae

  • noun snakebirds
    Anhingidae.
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family anniellidae

  • noun legless lizards
    Anniellidae.
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family annonaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
    Annonaceae; custard-apple family.
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family anobiidae

  • noun deathwatch beetles
    Anobiidae.
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family anomalopidae

  • noun a family of fish including: flashlight fishes
    Anomalopidae.
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family anomiidae

  • noun saddle oysters
    Anomiidae.
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family antedonidae

  • noun feather stars
    Antedonidae.
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family antennariidae

  • noun frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers
    Antennariidae.
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family anthocerotaceae

  • noun hornworts
    Anthocerotaceae.
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family antilocapridae

  • noun comprising only the pronghorns
    Antilocapridae.
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family aphididae

  • noun small soft-bodied plant lice
    Aphididae.
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family aphyllanthaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
    Aphyllanthaceae.
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family apiaceae

  • noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
    carrot family; Apiaceae; Umbelliferae; family Apiaceae.
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family apidae

  • noun honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
    Apidae.
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family aplodontiidae

  • noun mountain beavers
    Aplodontiidae.
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family aplysiidae

  • noun sea hares
    Aplysiidae; Tethyidae; family Aplysiidae.
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family apocynaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
    Apocynaceae; dogbane family.
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family apodidae

  • noun swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
    Apodidae.
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family apogonidae

  • noun bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
    Apogonidae.
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family apterygidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Apterygiformes
    Apterygidae.
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family aquifoliaceae

  • noun widely distributed shrubs and trees
    Aquifoliaceae; family Aquifoliaceae.
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family araceae

  • noun anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
    arum family; Araceae.
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family araliaceae

  • noun mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
    family Araliaceae; Araliaceae.
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family araucariaceae

  • noun tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
    araucaria family; Araucariaceae.
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family arcellidae

  • noun soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution
    Arcellidae.
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family arcidae

  • noun ark shells
    Arcidae.
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family arctiidae

  • noun tiger moths
    Arctiidae.
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family ardeidae

  • noun herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
    Ardeidae.
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family arecaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
    family Palmae; Palmae; Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; Palmaceae; family Palmaceae.
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family argasidae

  • noun soft ticks
    Argasidae.
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family argentinidae

  • noun small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts
    Argentinidae.
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family argiopidae

  • noun spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
    Argiopidae; orb-weaver.
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family argonautidae

  • noun represented solely by the genus Argonauta
    Argonautidae.
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family ariidae

  • noun sea catfishes
    Ariidae.
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family aristolochiaceae

  • noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
    birthwort family; Aristolochiaceae.
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family armadillidiidae

  • noun pill bugs
    Armadillidiidae.
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family artamidae

  • noun wood swallows
    Artamidae.
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family ascaphidae

  • noun family of one species of frog: tailed frog
    Ascaphidae.
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family ascaridae

  • noun large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
    Ascaridae.
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family asclepiadaceae

  • noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
    family Asclepiadaceae; Asclepiadaceae.
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family asilidae

  • noun robber flies
    Asilidae.
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family asparagaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
    Asparagaceae.
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family aspergillaceae

  • noun family of fungi including some common molds
    Aspergillaceae.
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family asphodelaceae

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
    Asphodelaceae.
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family aspleniaceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria
    Aspleniaceae.
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family astacidae

  • noun crayfish
    Astacura; Astacidae.
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family asteraceae

  • noun plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
    Compositae; aster family; Asteraceae; family Asteraceae.
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family atherinidae

  • noun small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
    Atherinidae.
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family athiorhodaceae

  • noun small motile sulphur bacteria
    Athiorhodaceae.
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family athyriaceae

  • noun alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    family Athyriaceae; Athyriaceae; Dryopteridaceae.
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family atrichornithidae

  • noun scrubbirds
    Atrichornithidae.
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family atropidae

  • noun booklice
    Atropidae.
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family aulostomidae

  • noun trumpetfishes
    Aulostomidae.
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family auriculariaceae

  • noun fungi having gelatinous sporophores
    Auriculariaceae.
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family avicenniaceae

  • noun used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
    Avicenniaceae.
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family azollaceae

  • noun used in some classifications for the genus Azolla
    Azollaceae.
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family babesiidae

  • noun piroplasms and cattle pathogens
    Babesiidae.
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family bacillaceae

  • noun typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
    Bacillaceae.
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family bacteroidaceae

  • noun family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
    Bacteroidaceae.
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family balaenicipitidae

  • noun shoebills
    Balaenicipitidae.
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family balaenidae

  • noun right whales
    Balaenidae.
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family balaenopteridae

  • noun rorquals; blue whales
    Balaenopteridae.
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family balanidae

  • noun stalkless barnacles
    Balanidae.
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family balistidae

  • noun triggerfishes
    Balistidae.
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family balsaminaceae

  • noun distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
    balsam family; Balsaminaceae.
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family bangiaceae

  • noun a family of protoctist
    Bangiaceae.
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family bathyergidae

  • noun mole rats; sand rats
    Bathyergidae.
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family batidaceae

  • noun family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
    Batidaceae; family Batidaceae.
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family batrachoididae

  • noun toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
    Batrachoididae.
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family begoniaceae

  • noun monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
    begonia family; Begoniaceae.
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family belemnitidae

  • noun family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods
    Belemnitidae.
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family belonidae

  • noun ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
    Belonidae.
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family belostomatidae

  • noun water bugs
    Belostomatidae.
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family bennettitaceae

  • noun a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
    Bennettitaceae.
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family berberidaceae

  • noun shrubs or herbs
    Berberidaceae; barberry family.
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family betulaceae

  • noun monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
    Betulaceae; birch family.
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family bible

  • noun a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
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family bignoniaceae

  • noun trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Bignoniaceae.
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family bittacidae

  • noun a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
    Bittacidae.
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family blastodiaceae

  • noun a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales
    Blastodiaceae.
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family blattidae

  • noun domestic cockroaches
    Blattidae.
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family blechnaceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum, Doodia, Sadleria, Stenochlaena, and Woodwardia
    Blechnaceae.
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family blenniidae

  • noun a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
    Blenniidae.
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family boidae

  • noun boas and pythons
    Boidae.
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family boletaceae

  • noun family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other
    Boletaceae.
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family bombacaceae

  • noun tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
    Bombacaceae.
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family bombycidae

  • noun Chinese silkworm moth
    Bombycidae.
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family bombycillidae

  • noun a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
    Bombycillidae.
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family bombyliidae

  • noun bee flies
    Bombyliidae.
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family boraginaceae

  • noun a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
    borage family; Boraginaceae.
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family bothidae

  • noun a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
    Bothidae.
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family bovidae

  • noun true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
    Bovidae.
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family bradypodidae

  • noun a family of edentates comprising the true sloths
    Bradypodidae.
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family bramidae

  • noun deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
    Bramidae.
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family branchiobdellidae

  • noun small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
    Branchiobdellidae.
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family branchiostegidae

  • noun small family of marine fishes having covered gills
    Branchiostegidae.
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family branchiostomidae

  • noun lancelets
    Amphioxidae; family Amphioxidae; Branchiostomidae.
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family brassicaceae

  • noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
    Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; Cruciferae.
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family brevicipitidae

  • noun narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
    Brevicipitidae; family Brevicipitidae; Microhylidae.
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family bromeliaceae

  • noun a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
    family Bromeliaceae; Bromeliaceae.
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family brotulidae

  • noun chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
    Brotulidae.
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family bruchidae

  • noun seed beetles
    Bruchidae.
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family bryaceae

  • noun a family of acrocarpous mosses
    Bryaceae.
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family buccinidae

  • noun whelks
    Buccinidae.
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family bucconidae

  • noun puffbirds
    Bucconidae.
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family bucerotidae

  • noun hornbills
    Bucerotidae.
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family bufonidae

  • noun true toads
    Bufonidae.
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family burhinidae

  • noun large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
    Burhinidae.
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family burmanniaceae

  • noun family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
    Burmanniaceae.
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family burseraceae

  • noun resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
    Burseraceae; family Burseraceae.
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family business

  • noun a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family
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family buxaceae

  • noun widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
    Buxaceae; box family.
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family cactaceae

  • noun constituting the order Opuntiales
    Cactaceae; cactus family.
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family caeciliadae

  • noun coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
    Caeciliadae; Caeciliidae; family Caeciliadae.
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family caeciliidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
    Caeciliadae; Caeciliidae; family Caeciliadae.
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family caenolestidae

  • noun small marsupials of southern South America
    Caenolestidae.
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family caesalpiniaceae

  • noun spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
    Caesalpiniaceae.
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family callionymidae

  • noun dragonets
    Callionymidae.
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family calliphoridae

  • noun blowflies
    Calliphoridae.
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family callithricidae

  • noun marmosets
    Callithricidae.
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family callitrichaceae

  • noun dicot aquatic herbs
    Callitrichaceae.
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family calostomataceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales
    Calostomataceae.
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family calycanthaceae

  • noun shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
    Calycanthaceae; calycanthus family; family Calycanthaceae.
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family camelidae

  • noun camels and llamas and vicunas
    Camelidae.
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family campanulaceae

  • noun family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
    Campanulaceae; bellflower family.
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family cancridae

  • noun many of the best known edible crabs
    Cancridae.
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family canellaceae

  • noun one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies
    canella family; Canellaceae.
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family canidae

  • noun dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
    Canidae.
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family cannabidaceae

  • noun two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae
    Cannabidaceae; family Cannabidaceae.
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family cannaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Canna
    Cannaceae.
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family capitonidae

  • noun barbets
    Capitonidae.
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family capparidaceae

  • noun a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
    caper family; Capparidaceae.
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family caprifoliaceae

  • noun shrubs and small trees and woody vines
    family Caprifoliaceae; Caprifoliaceae.
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family caprimulgidae

  • noun goatsuckers
    Caprimulgidae.
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family caproidae

  • noun boarfishes
    Caproidae.
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family capromyidae

  • noun coypus
    Capromyidae.
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family capsidae

  • noun leaf bugs
    Capsidae; Miridae; family Capsidae.
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family carabidae

  • noun ground beetles
    Carabidae.
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family carangidae

  • noun large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
    Carangidae.
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family carapidae

  • noun pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
    Carapidae.
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family carcharhinidae

  • noun largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks
    Carcharhinidae.
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family carchariidae

  • noun sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
    family Carchariidae; Odontaspididae; Carchariidae.
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family cardiidae

  • noun somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
    Cardiidae.
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family cariamidae

  • noun crane-like South American wading birds
    Cariamidae.
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family caricaceae

  • noun trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
    family Caricaceae; Caricaceae.
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family carpinaceae

  • noun used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis
    subfamily Carpinaceae; Carpinaceae.
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family caryocaraceae

  • noun small genus of tropical South American trees
    Caryocaraceae.
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family caryophyllaceae

  • noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
    Caryophyllaceae; family Caryophyllaceae; carnation family.
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family castoridae

  • noun beavers
    Castoridae.
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family casuaridae

  • noun a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries
    Casuaridae.
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family casuarinaceae

  • noun one genus: genus Casuarina
    Casuarinaceae.
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family cathartidae

  • noun condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
    Cathartidae.
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family catostomidae

  • noun suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
    Catostomidae.
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family caviidae

  • noun a family of Hystricomorpha
    Caviidae.
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family cebidae

  • noun all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
    Cebidae.
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family cecidomyidae

  • noun gall midges
    Cecidomyidae.
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family cecropiaceae

  • noun in some classifications included in family Moraceae
    Cecropiaceae.
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family celastraceae

  • noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
    Celastraceae; spindle-tree family; family Celastraceae.
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family centrarchidae

  • noun sunfish family
    Centrarchidae.
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family centriscidae

  • noun shrimpfishes
    Centriscidae.
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family centropomidae

  • noun a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos
    Centropomidae.
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family cephalobidae

  • noun a family of Nematoda
    Cephalobidae.
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family cephalotaceae

  • noun a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus
    Cephalotaceae.
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family cephalotaxaceae

  • noun a family of Cephalotaxaceae
    family Cephalotaxaceae; Cephalotaxaceae.
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family cerambycidae

  • noun long-horned beetles
    Cerambycidae.
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family ceratodontidae

  • noun lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
    Ceratodontidae.
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family ceratophyllaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts
    Ceratophyllaceae.
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family ceratopogonidae

  • noun biting midges; sand flies
    Ceratopogonidae.
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family ceratopsidae

  • noun American ceratopsian dinosaurs
    Ceratopsidae.
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family ceratostomataceae

  • noun fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks
    Ceratostomataceae.
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family cercidiphyllaceae

  • noun one genus
    Cercidiphyllaceae.
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family cercopidae

  • noun froghoppers or spittlebugs
    Cercopidae.
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family cercopithecidae

  • noun Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
    Cercopithecidae.
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family certhiidae

  • noun creepers
    Certhiidae.
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family cervidae

  • noun deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
    Cervidae.
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family cestidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
    Cestidae.
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family cetorhinidae

  • noun in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
    Cetorhinidae.
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family chaetodontidae

  • noun butterfly fishes
    Chaetodontidae.
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family chalcidae

  • noun an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
    Chalcididae; Chalcidae; family Chalcidae.
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family chalcididae

  • noun an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
    Chalcididae; Chalcidae; family Chalcidae.
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family chamaeleonidae

  • noun Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
    Chamaeleonidae; Rhiptoglossa; family Chamaeleontidae; family Chamaeleonidae; Chamaeleontidae.
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family chamaeleontidae

  • noun Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
    Chamaeleonidae; Rhiptoglossa; family Chamaeleontidae; family Chamaeleonidae; Chamaeleontidae.
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family characeae

  • noun green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts
    Characeae.
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family characidae

  • noun tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
    Characidae.
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family characinidae

  • noun former name of the Characidae
    Characinidae.
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family charadriidae

  • noun plover family
    Charadriidae.
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family chelonidae

  • noun green turtles; hawksbills
    Cheloniidae; Chelonidae; family Chelonidae.
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family cheloniidae

  • noun green turtles; hawksbills
    Cheloniidae; Chelonidae; family Chelonidae.
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family chelydridae

  • noun snapping turtles
    Chelydridae.
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family chenopodiaceae

  • noun includes spinach and beets
    family Chenopodiaceae; Chenopodiaceae.
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family chermidae

  • noun jumping plant lice
    Psyllidae; Chermidae; family Chermidae.
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family chimaeridae

  • noun a family of Holocephali
    Chimaeridae.
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family chinchillidae

  • noun small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
    Chinchillidae.
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family chironomidae

  • noun midges
    Chironomidae.
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family chlamydiaceae

  • noun Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates
    Chlamydiaceae.
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family chlamydomonadaceae

  • noun green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome
    Chlamydomonadaceae.
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family chloranthaceae

  • noun small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees
    Chloranthaceae.
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family chlorophthalmidae

  • noun small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes
    Chlorophthalmidae.
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family chrysochloridae

  • noun golden moles
    Chrysochloridae.
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family chrysomelidae

  • noun leaf beetles
    Chrysomelidae.
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family chrysopidae

  • noun green lacewings
    Chrysopidae.
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family chytridiaceae

  • noun a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales
    Chytridiaceae.
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family cicadellidae

  • noun leafhoppers
    Cicadellidae.
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family cicadidae

  • noun cicadas
    Cicadidae.
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family cichlidae

  • noun cichlids
    Cichlidae.
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family cicindelidae

  • noun tiger beetles
    Cicindelidae.
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family ciconiidae

  • noun storks
    Ciconiidae.
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family cimicidae

  • noun wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects
    Cimicidae.
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family cinclidae

  • noun water ouzels
    Cinclidae.
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Family circle

  • noun rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
    upper balcony; peanut gallery; second balcony.
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family cistaceae

  • noun shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
    family Cistaceae; Cistaceae.
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family cladoniaceae

  • noun a family of lichens
    Cladoniaceae.
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family clathraceae

  • noun family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns
    Clathraceae.
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family clavariaceae

  • noun fleshy fungi: coral fungi
    Clavariaceae.
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family cleridae

  • noun beetles that prey on other insects
    Cleridae.
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family clethraceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Clethra
    family Clethraceae; Clethraceae.
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family clinidae

  • noun viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas
    Clinidae.
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family clupeidae

  • noun herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
    Clupeidae.
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family clusiaceae

  • noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
    Guttiferae; family Guttiferae; family Clusiaceae; Clusiaceae.
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family cobitidae

  • noun loaches
    Cobitidae.
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family coccidae

  • noun scale insects
    Coccidae.
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family coccinellidae

  • noun the ladybugs
    Coccinellidae.
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family coerebidae

  • noun the honeycreepers
    Coerebidae; Dacninae; family Coerebidae.
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family colchicaceae

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa
    Colchicaceae.
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family colubridae

  • noun nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
    Colubridae.
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family columbidae

  • noun doves and pigeons
    Columbidae.
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family comatulidae

  • noun former usage synonymous with Antedonidae
    Comatulidae.
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family combretaceae

  • noun a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
    combretum family; Combretaceae.
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family commelinaceae

  • noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
    Commelinaceae; family Commelinaceae.
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family compositae

  • noun plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
    Compositae; aster family; Asteraceae; family Asteraceae.
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family congridae

  • noun marine eels
    Congridae.
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family connaraceae

  • noun mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
    Connaraceae; family Connaraceae.
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family convallariaceae

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Convallariaceae.
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family convolvulaceae

  • noun morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
    Convolvulaceae; family Convolvulaceae.
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family coprinaceae

  • noun used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus
    Coprinaceae.
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family coraciidae

  • noun rollers
    Coraciidae.
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family cordaitaceae

  • noun chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus
    Cordaitaceae.
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family cordylidae

  • noun small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards
    Cordylidae.
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family coregonidae

  • noun soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae
    Coregonidae.
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family coreidae

  • noun squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
    Coreidae.
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family corixidae

  • noun water bugs
    Corixidae.
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family cornaceae

  • noun a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
    dogwood family; Cornaceae.
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family cortinariaceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
    Cortinariaceae.
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family corvidae

  • noun crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
    Corvidae.
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family corydalidae

  • noun dobsons
    Corydalidae.
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family corylaceae

  • noun used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
    subfamily Corylaceae; Corylaceae.
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family corynebacteriaceae

  • noun a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
    Corynebacteriaceae.
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family coryphaenidae

  • noun large active pelagic percoid fish
    Coryphaenidae.
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family cotingidae

  • noun cotingas; umbrella birds
    Cotingidae.
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family cottidae

  • noun sculpins
    Cottidae.
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family court

  • noun a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
    court of domestic relations; domestic relations court.
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family cracidae

  • noun curassows; guans; chachalacas
    Cracidae.
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family cracticidae

  • noun Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
    Cracticidae.
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family crangonidae

  • noun shrimps
    Crangonidae.
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family crassulaceae

  • noun succulent shrubs and herbs
    Crassulaceae; family Crassulaceae.
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family cricetidae

  • noun mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
    Cricetidae.
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family crocodylidae

  • noun true crocodiles
    Crocodylidae.
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family crotalidae

  • noun New World vipers: pit vipers
    Crotalidae.
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family cruciferae

  • noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
    Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; Cruciferae.
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family cryptobranchidae

  • noun large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
    Cryptobranchidae.
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family cryptocercidae

  • noun a family of Blattodea
    Cryptocercidae.
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family cryptogrammataceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    Cryptogrammataceae.
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family ctenizidae

  • noun large burrowing spiders
    Ctenizidae.
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family cuculidae

  • noun includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner
    Cuculidae.
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family cucurbitaceae

  • noun a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
    family Cucurbitaceae; Cucurbitaceae.
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family culicidae

  • noun mosquitoes
    Culicidae.
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family cunoniaceae

  • noun trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
    cunonia family; Cunoniaceae.
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family cupressaceae

  • noun cypresses and junipers and many cedars
    Cupressaceae; cypress family.
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family curculionidae

  • noun true weevils: snout beetles
    Curculionidae.
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family cuterebridae

  • noun New World botflies
    Cuterebridae.
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family cyatheaceae

  • noun tropical tree ferns
    Cyatheaceae.
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family cycadaceae

  • noun ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids
    Cycadaceae; cycad family.
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family cyclopteridae

  • noun lumpfishes
    Cyclopteridae.
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family cymatiidae

  • noun tritons
    Cymatiidae.
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family cynipidae

  • noun a family of Hymenoptera
    Cynipidae.
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family cynocephalidae

  • noun a family of Dermoptera
    Cynocephalidae.
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family cynoglossidae

  • noun tonguefishes
    Cynoglossidae.
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family cyperaceae

  • noun bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
    family Cyperaceae; Cyperaceae.
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family cypraeidae

  • noun family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries
    Cypraeidae.
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family cyprinidae

  • noun a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace
    Cyprinidae.
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family cyprinodontidae

  • noun large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies
    Cyprinodontidae.
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family cyrilliaceae

  • noun shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
    cyrilla family; family Cyrilliaceae; Cyrilliaceae.
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family dacninae

  • noun the honeycreepers
    Coerebidae; Dacninae; family Coerebidae.
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family dacrymycetaceae

  • noun a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
    Dacrymycetaceae.
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family dactylopiidae

  • noun cochineal insects
    Dactylopiidae.
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family dactylopteridae

  • noun flying gurnards
    Dactylopteridae.
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family dactyloscopidae

  • noun sand stargazers
    Dactyloscopidae.
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family danaidae

  • noun small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
    Danaidae.
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family dasyatidae

  • noun sting rays
    Dasyatidae.
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family dasypodidae

  • noun armadillos
    Dasypodidae.
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family dasyproctidae

  • noun agoutis and pacas
    Dasyproctidae.
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family dasyuridae

  • noun dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
    family Dasyuridae; Dasyuridae.
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family dasyurinae

  • noun dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
    family Dasyuridae; Dasyuridae.
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family daubentoniidae

  • noun comprising solely the aye-aye
    Daubentoniidae.
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family davalliaceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    Davalliaceae.
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family delphinidae

  • noun dolphins
    Delphinidae.
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family dematiaceae

  • noun family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia
    Dematiaceae.
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family dendrocolaptidae

  • noun woodhewers or woodcreepers
    Dendrocolaptidae.
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family dennstaedtiaceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    Dennstaedtiaceae.
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family dermestidae

  • noun carpet beetles
    Dermestidae.
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family dermochelyidae

  • noun sea turtles
    Dermochelyidae.
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family desmidiaceae

  • noun unicellular algae
    Desmidiaceae.
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family desmodontidae

  • noun true vampire bats
    Desmodontidae.
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family diapensiaceae

  • noun north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
    diapensia family; Diapensiaceae.
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family diaspididae

  • noun armored scales
    Diaspididae.
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family dicamptodontidae

  • noun large and small highly aquatic salamanders
    Dicamptodontidae.
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family dicksoniaceae

  • noun tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans
    Dicksoniaceae.
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family dicranaceae

  • noun mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome
    Dicranaceae.
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family didelphidae

  • noun opossums
    Didelphidae.
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family dilleniaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia
    Dilleniaceae.
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family dinornithidae

  • noun moas
    Dinornithidae.
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family diodontidae

  • noun spiny puffers
    Diodontidae.
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family diomedeidae

  • noun albatrosses
    Diomedeidae.
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family dioscoreaceae

  • noun yams
    Dioscoreaceae; family Dioscoreaceae.
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family dipodidae

  • noun Old World jerboas
    Dipodidae.
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family dipsacaceae

  • noun chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads
    Dipsacaceae.
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family dipterocarpaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
    Dipterocarpaceae.
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family discoglossidae

  • noun family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue
    Discoglossidae.
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family doctor

  • noun a general practitioner who treats all the family members
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family doliolidae

  • noun oceanic tunicates
    Doliolidae.
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family dracunculidae

  • noun greatly elongated roundworm
    Dracunculidae.
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family drepanididae

  • noun Hawaiian honeycreepers
    Drepanididae.
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family dromaeosauridae

  • noun swift-running bipedal dinosaurs
    Dromaeosauridae.
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family droseraceae

  • noun a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
    Droseraceae; family Droseraceae.
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family drosophilidae

  • noun fruit flies
    Drosophilidae.
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family dryopteridaceae

  • noun alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    family Athyriaceae; Athyriaceae; Dryopteridaceae.
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family dugongidae

  • noun a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
    Dugongidae.
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family dytiscidae

  • noun water beetles
    Dytiscidae.
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family ebenaceae

  • noun fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
    ebony family; Ebenaceae.
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family echeneidae

  • noun fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
    family Echeneidae; Echeneididae.
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family echeneididae

  • noun fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
    family Echeneidae; Echeneididae.
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family edaphosauridae

  • noun a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria
    Edaphosauridae.
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family eimeriidae

  • noun a family of protoctist in the order Coccidia
    Eimeriidae.
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family elaeagnaceae

  • noun shrubs or small trees often armed
    family Elaeagnaceae; Elaeagnaceae.
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family elaeocarpaceae

  • noun genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
    elaeocarpus family; Elaeocarpaceae.
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family elapidae

  • noun cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
    Elapidae.
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family elateridae

  • noun click beetles and certain fireflies
    Elateridae.
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family electrophoridae

  • noun small family comprising the electric eels
    Electrophoridae.
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family eleotridae

  • noun sleepers
    Eleotridae.
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family elephantidae

  • noun elephants
    Elephantidae.
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family elopidae

  • noun tarpons and ladyfishes
    Elopidae.
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family embiotocidae

  • noun viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
    Embiotocidae.
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family empetraceae

  • noun heathlike shrubs
    crowberry family; Empetraceae.
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family emydidae

  • noun box and water turtles
    Emydidae.
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family endamoebidae

  • noun a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract
    Endamoebidae.
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family engraulidae

  • noun anchovies
    Engraulidae.
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family enterobacteriaceae

  • noun a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
    Enterobacteriaceae.
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family entolomataceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
    Entolomataceae.
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family entomophthoraceae

  • noun mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects
    Entomophthoraceae.
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family epacridaceae

  • noun Australasian shrubs or small trees
    epacris family; Epacridaceae.
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family ephedraceae

  • noun ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae
    Ephedraceae.
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family ephemeridae

  • noun mayflies
    Ephemeridae.
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family ephippidae

  • noun small family comprising the spadefishes
    Ephippidae.
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family equidae

  • noun horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
    Equidae.
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family equisetaceae

  • noun sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies
    family Equisetaceae; Equisetaceae.
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family erethizontidae

  • noun New World arboreal porcupines
    Erethizontidae.
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family ericaceae

  • noun heathers
    Ericaceae; family Ericaceae.
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family erinaceidae

  • noun true hedgehogs
    Erinaceidae.
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family eriocaulaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts
    family Eriocaulaceae; Eriocaulaceae.
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family erysiphaceae

  • noun family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews
    Erysiphaceae.
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family erythroxylaceae

  • noun a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit
    Erythroxylaceae.
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family eschrichtiidae

  • noun comprising only the grey whales
    Eschrichtiidae.
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family esocidae

  • noun pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
    Esocidae.
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family euglenaceae

  • noun considered green algae
    Euglenaceae.
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family euphorbiaceae

  • noun a family of plants of order Geraniales
    family Euphorbiaceae; Euphorbiaceae.
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family eurylaimidae

  • noun coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi
    Eurylaimidae.
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family exocoetidae

  • noun flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks
    Exocoetidae.
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family fabaceae

  • noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
    legume family; Leguminosae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; Fabaceae.
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family fagaceae

  • noun chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
    beech family; Fagaceae.
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family falconidae

  • noun a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
    Falconidae.
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family fasciolidae

  • noun a family of Trematoda
    Fasciolidae.
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family felidae

  • noun cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
    Felidae.
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family filariidae

  • noun threadlike roundworms
    Filariidae.
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family fissurellidae

  • noun marine limpets
    Fissurellidae.
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family fistulariidae

  • noun cornetfishes
    Fistulariidae.
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family fistulinaceae

  • noun a family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other
    Fistulinaceae.
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family flacourtiaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
    Flacourtiaceae; family Flacourtiaceae.
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family forficulidae

  • noun typical earwigs
    Forficulidae.
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family formicariidae

  • noun antbirds
    Formicariidae.
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family formicidae

  • noun ants
    Formicidae.
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family fouquieriaceae

  • noun small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States
    Fouquieriaceae.
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family fregatidae

  • noun frigate birds
    Fregatidae.
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family fringillidae

  • noun finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings
    Fringillidae.
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family fucaceae

  • noun small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds
    Fucaceae.
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family fulgoridae

  • noun plant hoppers: lantern flies
    Fulgoridae.
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family fumariaceae

  • noun erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
    Fumariaceae; family Fumariaceae.
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family funkaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
    Funkaceae; Hostaceae; family Funkaceae.
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family furnariidae

  • noun e.g. ovenbirds
    Furnariidae.
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family gadidae

  • noun large family of important mostly marine food fishes
    Gadidae.
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family galbulidae

  • noun jacamars
    Galbulidae.
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family gasterophilidae

  • noun horse botflies
    Gasterophilidae.
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family gasterosteidae

  • noun sticklebacks
    Gasterosteidae.
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family gavialidae

  • noun gavials
    Gavialidae.
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family gavidae

  • noun loon family
    Gavidae.
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family geastraceae

  • noun a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales
    Geastraceae.
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family gekkonidae

  • noun geckos
    Gekkonidae.
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family gelechiidae

  • noun important economic pests
    Gelechiidae.
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family gempylidae

  • noun snake mackerels
    Gempylidae.
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family gentianaceae

  • noun chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
    Gentianaceae; family Gentianaceae.
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family geoglossaceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales
    Geoglossaceae.
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family geometridae

  • noun measuring worms
    Geometridae.
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family geomyidae

  • noun North American pocket gophers
    Geomyidae.
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family geophilidae

  • noun small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth
    Geophilidae.
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family geraniaceae

  • noun chiefly herbaceous plants
    family Geraniaceae; Geraniaceae.
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family gerreidae

  • noun mojarras
    Gerreidae; family Gerreidae; Gerridae.
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family gerridae

  • noun mojarras
    Gerreidae; family Gerreidae; Gerridae.
  • noun an arthropod family that includes water striders
    Gerrididae; Gerridae; family Gerridae.
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family gerrididae

  • noun an arthropod family that includes water striders
    Gerrididae; Gerridae; family Gerridae.
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family gesneriaceae

  • noun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Gesneriaceae; family Gesneriaceae.
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family gigartinaceae

  • noun a family of protoctist
    Gigartinaceae.
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family ginkgoaceae

  • noun constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms
    family Ginkgoaceae; Ginkgoaceae.
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family giraffidae

  • noun giraffes
    Giraffidae.
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family glareolidae

  • noun Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
    Glareolidae.
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family gleicheniaceae

  • noun a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales
    Gleicheniaceae.
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family gliridae

  • noun dormice and other Old World forms
    Gliridae.
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family globigerinidae

  • noun a family of protoctists
    Globigerinidae.
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family glossinidae

  • noun flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies
    Glossinidae.
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family gnetaceae

  • noun plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum
    Gnetaceae.
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family gobiesocidae

  • noun clingfishes
    Gobiesocidae.
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family gobiidae

  • noun gobies
    Gobiidae.
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family gomphotheriidae

  • noun elephants extinct since the Pleistocene
    Gomphotheriidae.
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family gonorhynchidae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus
    Gonorhynchidae.
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family goodeniaceae

  • noun a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
    family Goodeniaceae; Goodeniaceae.
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family gracilariidae

  • noun leaf miners
    Gracillariidae; Gracilariidae.
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family graminaceae

  • noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
    Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; family Poaceae; family Gramineae; family Graminaceae.
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family gramineae

  • noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
    Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; family Poaceae; family Gramineae; family Graminaceae.
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family grossulariaceae

  • noun in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
    Grossulariaceae; family Grossulariaceae.
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family gruidae

  • noun cranes
    Gruidae.
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family gryllidae

  • noun crickets
    Gryllidae.
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family guttiferae

  • noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
    Guttiferae; family Guttiferae; family Clusiaceae; Clusiaceae.
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family gyrinidae

  • noun whirligig beetles
    Gyrinidae.
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family hadrosauridae

  • noun duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous
    Hadrosauridae.
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family haematopodidae

  • noun oystercatchers
    Haematopodidae.
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family haemodoraceae

  • noun some genera placed in family Liliaceae
    bloodwort family; Haemodoraceae.
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family haemoproteidae

  • noun bird parasites
    Haemoproteidae.
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family haemulidae

  • noun grunts
    Haemulidae.
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family halictidae

  • noun a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
    Halictidae.
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family haliotidae

  • noun abalones
    Haliotidae.
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family haloragaceae

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
    Haloragidaceae; family Haloragidaceae; Haloragaceae; family Haloragaceae.
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family haloragidaceae

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
    Haloragidaceae; family Haloragidaceae; Haloragaceae; family Haloragaceae.
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family hamamelidaceae

  • noun comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
    Hamamelidaceae; family Hamamelidaceae.
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family helicidae

  • noun land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
    Helicidae.
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family helodermatidae

  • noun only known venomous lizards
    Helodermatidae.
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family helotiaceae

  • noun a fungus family of order Helotiales
    Helotiaceae.
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family helvellaceae

  • noun family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous
    Helvellaceae.
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family hemerobiidae

  • noun brown lacewings
    Hemerobiidae.
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family hemerocallidaceae

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
    Hemerocallidaceae.
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family hemiprocnidae

  • noun tree swifts
    Hemiprocnidae.
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family hemiramphidae

  • noun halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
    Hemiramphidae.
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family heteromyidae

  • noun small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats
    Heteromyidae.
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family hexagrammidae

  • noun greenlings
    Hexagrammidae.
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family hexanchidae

  • noun primitive sharks
    Hexanchidae.
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family hippoboscidae

  • noun winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
    Hippoboscidae.
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family hippocastanaceae

  • noun trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
    family Hippocastanaceae; Hippocastanaceae.
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family hippopotamidae

  • noun hippopotami
    Hippopotamidae.
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family hipposideridae

  • noun Old World leafnose bats
    Hipposideridae.
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family hirudinidae

  • noun a family of Hirudinea
    Hirudinidae.
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family hirundinidae

  • noun swallows and martins
    Hirundinidae.
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family history

  • noun part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
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family holocentridae

  • noun squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
    Holocentridae.
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family holothuridae

  • noun a family of Holothuroidea
    Holothuridae.
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family homaridae

  • noun large-clawed lobsters
    Homaridae.
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family hominidae

  • noun modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
    Hominidae.
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family hostaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
    Funkaceae; Hostaceae; family Funkaceae.
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family hyacinthaceae

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Hyacinthaceae.
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family hyaenidae

  • noun hyenas
    Hyaenidae.
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family hydnaceae

  • noun tooth fungi
    Hydnaceae.
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family hydnoraceae

  • noun a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
    Hydnoraceae.
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family hydrangeaceae

  • noun sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
    Hydrangeaceae; family Hydrangeaceae.
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family hydrobatidae

  • noun storm petrels
    Hydrobatidae.
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family hydrocharidaceae

  • noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
    Hydrocharidaceae; family Hydrocharitaceae; frog's-bit family; Hydrocharitaceae; family Hydrocharidaceae.
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family hydrocharitaceae

  • noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
    Hydrocharidaceae; family Hydrocharitaceae; frog's-bit family; Hydrocharitaceae; family Hydrocharidaceae.
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family hydrochoeridae

  • noun capybara
    Hydrochoeridae.
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family hydrophidae

  • noun sea snakes
    Hydrophidae.
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family hydrophyllaceae

  • noun perennial woodland herbs
    Hydrophyllaceae; family Hydrophyllaceae.
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family hygrophoraceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance
    Hygrophoraceae.
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family hylidae

  • noun the amphibian family of tree frogs
    Hylidae.
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family hylobatidae

  • noun used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
    Hylobatidae.
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family hymenophyllaceae

  • noun terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
    Hymenophyllaceae.
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family hypericaceae

  • noun used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae
    Hypericaceae.
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family hyperodontidae

  • noun beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
    family Hyperodontidae; Ziphiidae; Hyperodontidae.
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family hypocreaceae

  • noun family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales
    Hypocreaceae.
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family hypodermatidae

  • noun warble flies
    Hypodermatidae; family Hypodermatidae; Oestridae.
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family hypoxidaceae

  • noun in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
    Hypoxidaceae.
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family hystricidae

  • noun Old World porcupines
    Hystricidae.
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family ibidiidae

  • noun ibises
    Threskiornithidae; family Ibidiidae.
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family ichneumonidae

  • noun ichneumon flies
    Ichneumonidae.
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family ichthyosauridae

  • noun later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres
    Ichthyosauridae.
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family icteridae

  • noun American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
    Icteridae.
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family iguania

  • noun New World lizards
    Iguanidae; Iguania; family Iguania.
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family iguanidae

  • noun New World lizards
    Iguanidae; Iguania; family Iguania.
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family iguanodontidae

  • noun iguanodons
    Iguanodontidae.
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family indicatoridae

  • noun honey guides
    Indicatoridae.
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family indriidae

  • noun a family of Lemuroidea
    Indriidae.
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family ipidae

  • noun large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
    family Ipidae; Scolytidae; Ipidae.
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family irenidae

  • noun a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
    Irenidae.
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family iridaceae

  • noun large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
    Iridaceae; family Iridaceae.
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family isoetaceae

  • noun quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes
    Isoetaceae; family Isoetaceae.
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family istiophoridae

  • noun sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
    Istiophoridae.
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family isuridae

  • noun in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae
    Isuridae.
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family ixodidae

  • noun hard ticks
    Ixodidae.
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family jassidae

  • noun family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
    Jassidae.
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family jewels

  • noun external male sex organs
    male genitalia; male genital organ; male genitals.
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family juglandaceae

  • noun trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
    family Juglandaceae; Juglandaceae.
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family juncaceae

  • noun tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
    family Juncaceae; Juncaceae.
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family juncaginaceae

  • noun a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
    Scheuchzeriaceae; Juncaginaceae; family Juncaginaceae; arrow-grass family.
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family jungermanniaceae

  • noun comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales
    Jungermanniaceae.
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family kalotermitidae

  • noun primitive termites of warm regions
    Kalotermitidae.
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family kasuwonidae

  • noun in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
    Katsuwonidae.
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family kinosternidae

  • noun mud turtles; musk turtles
    Kinosternidae.
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family kyphosidae

  • noun sea chubs
    Kyphosidae.
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family labiatae

  • noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
    family Lamiaceae; family Labiatae; Lamiaceae; Labiatae.
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family labridae

  • noun wrasses
    Labridae.
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family lacertidae

  • noun Old World lizards
    Lacertidae.
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family lactobacillaceae

  • noun lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
    Lactobacteriaceae; Lactobacillaceae; family Lactobacillaceae.
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family lactobacteriaceae

  • noun lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
    Lactobacteriaceae; Lactobacillaceae; family Lactobacillaceae.
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family lamiaceae

  • noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
    family Lamiaceae; family Labiatae; Lamiaceae; Labiatae.
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family laminariaceae

  • noun large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
    Laminariaceae.
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family lamnidae

  • noun oceanic sharks
    Lamnidae.
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family lampridae

  • noun opahs
    Lampridae.
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family lampyridae

  • noun fireflies
    Lampyridae.
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family laniidae

  • noun shrikes
    Laniidae.
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family lanthanotidae

  • noun stout-bodied lizards
    Lanthanotidae.
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family lardizabalaceae

  • noun thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
    Lardizabalaceae; family Lardizabalaceae.
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family laricariidae

  • noun armored catfish
    Laricariidae.
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family laridae

  • noun gull family: gulls and terns
    Laridae.
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family lasiocampidae

  • noun tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
    Lasiocampidae.
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family latimeridae

  • noun extinct except for the coelacanth
    Latimeridae.
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family lauraceae

  • noun a family of Lauraceae
    Lauraceae; family Lauraceae.
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family lecanoraceae

  • noun a fungus family of the division Lichenes
    Lecanoraceae.
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family lecythidaceae

  • noun large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
    Lecythidaceae.
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family leguminosae

  • noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
    legume family; Leguminosae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; Fabaceae.
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family leiopelmatidae

  • noun primitive New Zealand frogs
    Leiopelmatidae; family Leiopelmatidae; Liopelmidae.
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family leitneriaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
    Leitneriaceae; corkwood family.
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family lemnaceae

  • noun family of small free-floating thalloid plants
    duckweed family; Lemnaceae.
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family lemuridae

  • noun typical lemurs; of Madagascar
    Lemuridae.
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family lennoaceae

  • noun family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico
    Lennoaceae.
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family lentibulariaceae

  • noun carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea
    Lentibulariaceae; bladderwort family.
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family lepadidae

  • noun goose barnacles
    Lepadidae.
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family lepidobotryaceae

  • noun family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
    Lepidobotryaceae.
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family lepidodendraceae

  • noun fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk
    Lepidodendraceae.
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family lepiotaceae

  • noun a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk
    Lepiotaceae.
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family lepismatidae

  • noun firebrats
    Lepismatidae.
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family lepisosteidae

  • noun comprises the genus Lepisosteus
    Lepisosteidae.
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family leporidae

  • noun hares and rabbits
    Leporidae.
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family leptodactylidae

  • noun New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
    Leptodactylidae.
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family leptotyphlopidae

  • noun blind snakes
    Leptotyphlopidae.
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family liliaceae

  • noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
    family Liliaceae; Liliaceae.
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family limacidae

  • noun slugs
    Limacidae.
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family limulidae

  • noun horseshoe crabs
    Limulidae.
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family linaceae

  • noun a widely distributed family of plants
    Linaceae; family Linaceae.
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family line

  • noun people descended from a common ancestor
    kinfolk; family; phratry; kinsfolk; sept; folk.
    • his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
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family liopelmidae

  • noun primitive New Zealand frogs
    Leiopelmatidae; family Leiopelmatidae; Liopelmidae.
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family liparidae

  • noun snailfishes
    family Liparidae; Liparidae; Liparididae.
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family liparididae

  • noun snailfishes
    family Liparidae; Liparidae; Liparididae.
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family lithodidae

  • noun deep-sea crabs of cold waters
    Lithodidae.
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family littorinidae

  • noun periwinkles
    Littorinidae.
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family loasaceae

  • noun family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia
    Loasaceae; family Loasaceae.
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family lobeliaceae

  • noun not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
    Lobeliaceae; family Lobeliaceae.
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family lobotidae

  • noun tripletails
    Lobotidae.
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family locustidae

  • noun short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
    Acrididae; Locustidae; family Acrididae.
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family loganiaceae

  • noun a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
    Loganiaceae.
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family lomariopsidaceae

  • noun small family of usually scandent ferns
    Lomariopsidaceae.
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family lophiidae

  • noun large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
    Lophiidae.
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family lophosoriaceae

  • noun very small family of tree ferns
    Lophosoriaceae.
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family loranthaceae

  • noun in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
    family Loranthaceae; Loranthaceae.
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family lorisidae

  • noun slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless
    Lorisidae.
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family loxomataceae

  • noun very small family of New Zealand ferns
    Loxomataceae.
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family lucanidae

  • noun stag beetles
    Lucanidae.
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family lutjanidae

  • noun snappers
    Lutjanidae.
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family luvaridae

  • noun louvars
    Luvaridae.
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family lycaenidae

  • noun family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
    Lycaenidae.
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family lycoperdaceae

  • noun a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
    Lycoperdaceae.
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family lycopodiaceae

  • noun a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales
    clubmoss family; Lycopodiaceae.
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family lycosidae

  • noun wolf spiders
    Lycosidae.
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family lygaeidae

  • noun lygaeid bugs
    Lygaeidae.
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family lymantriidae

  • noun tussock moths
    Lymantriidae.
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family lythraceae

  • noun herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
    Lythraceae; family Lythraceae.
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family machilidae

  • noun jumping bristletails
    Machilidae.
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family macropodidae

  • noun kangaroos; wallabies
    Macropodidae.
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family macrorhamphosidae

  • noun bellows fishes
    Macrorhamphosidae.
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family macrouridae

  • noun grenadiers
    Macrouridae; family Macrouridae; Macruridae.
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family macruridae

  • noun grenadiers
    Macrouridae; family Macrouridae; Macruridae.
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family magnoliaceae

  • noun subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
    family Magnoliaceae; Magnoliaceae.
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family majidae

  • noun spider crabs
    Majidae.
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family malacanthidae

  • noun short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored
    Malacanthidae.
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family malpighiaceae

  • noun tropical shrubs or trees
    Malpighiaceae.
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family malvaceae

  • noun herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
    Malvaceae; family Malvaceae.
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family mammutidae

  • noun extinct family: mastodons
    Mammutidae; family Mammutidae.
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Family man

  • noun a man whose family is of major importance in his life
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  • . (a) A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and children living with him andd dependent upon him. (b) A man of domestic habits. "The Jews are generally, when married, most exemplary family men." Mayhew.
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family manidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Pholidota
    Manidae.
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family manteidae

  • noun mantises
    Mantidae; family Manteidae; Manteidae.
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family mantidae

  • noun mantises
    Mantidae; family Manteidae; Manteidae.
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family mantispidae

  • noun mantispids
    Mantispidae.
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family marantaceae

  • noun tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
    Marantaceae; arrowroot family.
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family marattiaceae

  • noun constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds
    Marattiaceae.
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family marchantiaceae

  • noun liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli
    Marchantiaceae.
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family marsileaceae

  • noun clover ferns
    Marsileaceae.
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family martyniaceae

  • noun in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae
    Martyniaceae.
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family mastodontidae

  • noun extinct family: mastodons
    Mammutidae; family Mammutidae.
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family mastotermitidae

  • noun primitive termites
    Mastotermitidae.
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family mayacaceae

  • noun a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales
    Mayacaceae.
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family medicine

  • noun medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit
    family medicine.
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family megachilidae

  • noun leaf-cutting and mason bees
    Megachilidae.
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family megadermatidae

  • noun Old World false vampire bats
    Megadermatidae.
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family megalonychidae

  • noun mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths
    Megalonychidae.
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family megalosauridae

  • noun megalosaurs
    Megalosauridae.
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family megapodiidae

  • noun megapodes
    Megapodiidae.
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family megatheriidae

  • noun extinct ground sloths
    Megatheriidae.
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family melampsoraceae

  • noun rust fungi
    Melampsoraceae.
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family melanthiaceae

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
    Melanthiaceae.
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family melastomaceae

  • noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
    family Melastomaceae; family Melastomataceae; Melastomaceae; Melastomataceae.
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family melastomataceae

  • noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
    family Melastomaceae; family Melastomataceae; Melastomaceae; Melastomataceae.
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family meleagrididae

  • noun turkeys and some extinct forms
    Meleagrididae.
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family meliaceae

  • noun tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
    family Meliaceae; Meliaceae.
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family meliphagidae

  • noun honey eaters
    Meliphagidae.
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family meloidae

  • noun blister beetles
    Meloidae.
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family membracidae

  • noun plant hoppers: treehoppers
    Membracidae.
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family menispermaceae

  • noun herbaceous or woody climbers
    family Menispermaceae; Menispermaceae.
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family menuridae

  • noun lyrebirds
    Menuridae.
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family menyanthaceae

  • noun a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
    buckbean family; Menyanthaceae.
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family meropidae

  • noun bee-eaters
    Meropidae.
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family micrococcaceae

  • noun spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes
    Micrococcaceae.
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family microdesmidae

  • noun worm fish
    Microdesmidae.
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family microhylidae

  • noun narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
    Brevicipitidae; family Brevicipitidae; Microhylidae.
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family mimidae

  • noun sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers
    Mimidae.
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family mimosaceae

  • noun family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
    Mimosaceae.
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family miridae

  • noun leaf bugs
    Capsidae; Miridae; family Capsidae.
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family mniaceae

  • noun family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae
    Mniaceae.
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family mobulidae

  • noun large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas
    Mobulidae.
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family molidae

  • noun ocean sunfishes
    Molidae.
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family molossidae

  • noun mastiff bats; freetail bats
    Molossidae.
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family momotidae

  • noun a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
    Momotidae.
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family moniliaceae

  • noun family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies
    Moniliaceae.
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family monocanthidae

  • noun filefishes
    Monocanthidae.
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family monodontidae

  • noun narwhals
    Monodontidae.
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family monotropaceae

  • noun used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes
    Monotropaceae.
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family moraceae

  • noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis
    Moraceae; family Moraceae.
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family morchellaceae

  • noun a family of edible fungi including the true morels
    Morchellaceae.
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family motacillidae

  • noun pipits and wagtails
    Motacillidae.
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family mucoraceae

  • noun large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products
    Mucoraceae.
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family mugilidae

  • noun grey mullets
    Mugilidae.
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family mullidae

  • noun goatfishes or red mullets
    Mullidae.
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family muraenidae

  • noun marine eels
    Muraenidae.
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family muridae

  • noun originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
    Muridae.
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family musaceae

  • noun treelike tropical Asian herbs
    Musaceae; banana family.
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family muscicapidae

  • noun Old World (true) flycatchers
    Muscicapidae.
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family muscidae

  • noun two-winged flies especially the housefly
    Muscidae.
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family musophagidae

  • noun touracos
    Musophagidae.
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family mustelidae

  • noun weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens
    Mustelidae.
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family mutillidae

  • noun a family of wasps
    Mutillidae.
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family myacidae

  • noun soft-shell clams
    Myacidae.
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family mycetophylidae

  • noun fungus gnats
    Mycetophilidae.
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family mycobacteriaceae

  • noun a family of bacteria
    Mycobacteriaceae.
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family mycoplasmataceae

  • noun pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals
    Mycoplasmataceae.
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family myctophidae

  • noun deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes
    Myctophidae.
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family myliobatidae

  • noun eagle rays
    Myliobatidae.
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family mylodontidae

  • noun extinct South American edentates
    Mylodontidae.
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family myricaceae

  • noun constituting the order Myricales
    Myricaceae; family Myricaceae.
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family myristicaceae

  • noun family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
    family Myristicaceae; Myristicaceae.
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family myrmecophagidae

  • noun New World anteaters
    Myrmecophagidae.
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family myrmeleontidae

  • noun antlions
    Myrmeleontidae.
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family myrsinaceae

  • noun family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
    family Myrsinaceae; Myrsinaceae.
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family myrtaceae

  • noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
    Myrtaceae; family Myrtaceae.
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family mysidae

  • noun small shrimp-like crustaceans
    Mysidae.
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family mytilidae

  • noun marine mussels
    Mytilidae.
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family myxinidae

  • noun slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes
    Myxinidae.
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family myxobacteriaceae

  • noun bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
    Myxobacteriaceae; family Myxobacteriaceae; Polyangiaceae.
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family myxophyceae

  • noun former terms for Cyanophyceae
    Schizophyceae; Myxophyceae; family Myxophyceae.
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family naiadaceae

  • noun monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
    family Naiadaceae; Najadaceae; Naiadaceae; family Najadaceae.
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family najadaceae

  • noun monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
    family Naiadaceae; Najadaceae; Naiadaceae; family Najadaceae.
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family name

  • noun the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
    last name; cognomen; surname.
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family naticidae

  • noun moonshells
    Naticidae.
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family nautilidae

  • noun spiral-shelled cephalopods
    Nautilidae.
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family nepenthaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Nepenthes
    Nepenthaceae.
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family nephropsidae

  • noun in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae
    Nephropsidae.
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family nepidae

  • noun water scorpions
    Nepidae.
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family neritidae

  • noun neritids
    Neritidae.
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family nidulariaceae

  • noun bird's-nest fungi
    Nidulariaceae.
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family nitrobacteriaceae

  • noun usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
    Nitrobacteriaceae.
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family noctuidae

  • noun cutworms; armyworms
    Noctuidae.
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family nostocaceae

  • noun blue-green algae
    Nostocaceae.
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family notonectidae

  • noun aquatic carnivorous insects
    Notonectidae.
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family notoryctidae

  • noun pouched moles
    Notoryctidae.
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family nummulitidae

  • noun a family of fossil protoctists
    Nummulitidae.
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family nyctaginaceae

  • noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
    Allioniaceae; family Nyctaginaceae; family Allioniaceae; Nyctaginaceae.
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family nymphaeaceae

  • noun dicot aquatic plants
    Nymphaeaceae; family Nymphaeaceae.
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family nymphalidae

  • noun large beautifully colored butterflies
    Nymphalidae.
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family nyssaceae

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
    family Nyssaceae; Nyssaceae; sour-gum family.
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family ochnaceae

  • noun family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves
    family Ochnaceae; Ochnaceae.
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family ochotonidae

  • noun pikas and extinct forms
    Ochotonidae.
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family octopodidae

  • noun a family of Octopoda
    Octopodidae.
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family odobenidae

  • noun walruses and extinct forms
    Odobenidae.
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family odontaspididae

  • noun sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
    family Carchariidae; Odontaspididae; Carchariidae.
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family oedogoniaceae

  • noun filamentous green algae
    Oedogoniaceae.
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family oestridae

  • noun warble flies
    Hypodermatidae; family Hypodermatidae; Oestridae.
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Family of curves ∨ surfaces

  • (Geom.), a group of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation.
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family ogcocephalidae

  • noun batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes
    Ogcocephalidae.
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family oleaceae

  • noun trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
    Oleaceae; family Oleaceae.
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family oleandraceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
    Oleandraceae.
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family onagraceae

  • noun a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
    evening-primrose family; Onagraceae.
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family oniscidae

  • noun a family of Isopoda
    Oniscidae.
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family ophidiidae

  • noun eellike marine fishes
    Ophidiidae.
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family ophiodontidae

  • noun fishes closely related to greenlings
    Ophiodontidae.
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family ophioglossaceae

  • noun a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution
    Ophioglossaceae.
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family opisthocomidae

  • noun comprising the hoatzins
    Opisthocomidae.
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family opisthognathidae

  • noun jawfishes
    Opisthognathidae.
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family orchestiidae

  • noun beach fleas
    Orchestiidae.
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family orchidaceae

  • noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
    Orchidaceae; family Orchidaceae.
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family orectolobidae

  • noun nurse sharks and carpet sharks
    Orectolobidae.
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family oriolidae

  • noun Old World orioles
    Oriolidae.
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family ornithorhynchidae

  • noun platypus
    Ornithorhynchidae.
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family orobanchaceae

  • noun brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Orobanchaceae; broomrape family.
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family orycteropodidae

  • noun aardvarks
    Orycteropodidae.
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family oscillatoriaceae

  • noun blue green algae
    Oscillatoriaceae.
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family osmeridae

  • noun smelts
    Osmeridae.
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family osmundaceae

  • noun large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas
    Osmundaceae.
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family osteoglossidae

  • noun a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues
    Osteoglossidae.
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family ostraciidae

  • noun boxfishes
    family Ostraciidae; Ostraciidae.
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family ostraciontidae

  • noun boxfishes
    family Ostraciidae; Ostraciidae.
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family ostreidae

  • noun oysters
    Ostreidae.
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family otariidae

  • noun eared seals: sea lions and fur seals
    Otariidae.
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family otididae

  • noun bustards
    Otididae.
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family oxalidaceae

  • noun a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
    family Oxalidaceae; Oxalidaceae.
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family oxyuridae

  • noun pinworms
    Oxyuridae.
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family paeoniaceae

  • noun perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America
    Paeoniaceae; family Paeoniaceae.
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family paguridae

  • noun hermit crabs
    Paguridae.
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family palaemonidae

  • noun prawns
    Palaemonidae.
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family palinuridae

  • noun spiny lobsters
    Palinuridae.
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family palmaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
    family Palmae; Palmae; Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; Palmaceae; family Palmaceae.
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family palmae

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
    family Palmae; Palmae; Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; Palmaceae; family Palmaceae.
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family pandanaceae

  • noun family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus
    family Pandanaceae; Pandanaceae.
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family pandionidae

  • noun ospreys
    Pandionidae.
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family panorpidae

  • noun a family of insects of the order Mecoptera
    Panorpidae.
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family papaveraceae

  • noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
    Papaveraceae; family Papaveraceae.
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family papilionacea

  • noun leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
    Papilionaceae.
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family paradisaeidae

  • noun birds of paradise
    Paradisaeidae.
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family paridae

  • noun titmice and chickadees
    Paridae.
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family parkeriaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae
    Parkeriaceae.
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family parmeliaceae

  • noun a family of lichens
    Parmeliaceae.
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family parulidae

  • noun New World warblers
    Parulidae.
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family passeridae

  • noun true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
    Passeridae.
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family passifloraceae

  • noun tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
    Passifloraceae; family Passifloraceae.
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family patellidae

  • noun marine limpets
    Patellidae.
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family pectinidae

  • noun scallops
    Pectinidae.
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family pedaliaceae

  • noun the family of plants of order Polemoniales
    family Pedaliaceae; Pedaliaceae.
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family pediculidae

  • noun true lice: human lice and related forms
    Pediculidae.
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family pelecanidae

  • noun pelicans
    Pelecanidae.
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family pelecanoididae

  • noun diving petrels
    Pelecanoididae.
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family pelobatidae

  • noun the amphibian family of spadefoot toads
    Pelobatidae.
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family pempheridae

  • noun sweepers
    Pempheridae.
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family peneidae

  • noun tropical prawns
    Peneidae.
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family pennatulidae

  • noun sea pens
    Pennatulidae.
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family peramelidae

  • noun bandicoots
    Peramelidae.
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family percidae

  • noun active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
    Percidae.
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family percophidae

  • noun percoid flatheads
    Percophidae.
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family peridiniidae

  • noun marine and freshwater dinoflagellates
    Peridiniidae.
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family peripatidae

  • noun a family of Onychophora
    Peripatidae.
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family peripatopsidae

  • noun a family of Onychophora
    Peripatopsidae.
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family peronosporaceae

  • noun parasitic fungi: downy mildews
    Peronosporaceae.
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family pertusariaceae

  • noun a fungus family of division Lichenes
    Pertusariaceae.
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family petromyzontidae

  • noun lampreys
    Petromyzontidae.
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family pezizaceae

  • noun large family comprising many typical cup fungi
    Pezizaceae.
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family phaethontidae

  • noun tropicbirds
    Phaethontidae.
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family phalacrocoracidae

  • noun cormorants
    Phalacrocoracidae.
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family phalangeridae

  • noun phalangers; koalas
    Phalangeridae.
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family phalangiidae

  • noun a family of Phalangida
    Phalangiidae.
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family phalaropidae

  • noun phalaropes
    Phalaropidae.
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family phallaceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns
    Phallaceae.
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family phasianidae

  • noun pheasants; quails; partridges
    Phasianidae.
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family phasmatidae

  • noun stick insects
    family Phasmatidae; Phasmatidae; Phasmidae.
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family phasmidae

  • noun stick insects
    family Phasmatidae; Phasmatidae; Phasmidae.
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family phillidae

  • noun leaf insects
    Phyllidae; family Phillidae; Phillidae.
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family phocidae

  • noun earless seals
    Phocidae.
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family phoenicopteridae

  • noun flamingos
    Phoenicopteridae.
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family phoeniculidae

  • noun wood hoopoes
    Phoeniculidae.
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family pholadidae

  • noun a family of Bivalvia
    Pholadidae.
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family pholidae

  • noun a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea
    Pholidae; family Pholidae.
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family pholididae

  • noun a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea
    Pholidae; family Pholidae.
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family phthiriidae

  • noun crab lice
    Phthiriidae.
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family phyllidae

  • noun leaf insects
    Phyllidae; family Phillidae; Phillidae.
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family phyllocladaceae

  • noun a family of Phyllocladaceae
    Phyllocladaceae.
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family phyllostomatidae

  • noun New World leaf-nosed bats
    Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae.
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family phyllostomidae

  • noun New World leaf-nosed bats
    Phyllostomatidae; family Phyllostomatidae; Phyllostomidae.
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family phylloxeridae

  • noun plant lice
    Phylloxeridae.
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family physeteridae

  • noun sperm whales
    Physeteridae.
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family physidae

  • noun freshwater snails
    Physidae.
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family phytolaccaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
    family Phytolaccaceae; Phytolaccaceae.
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family picidae

  • noun woodpeckers
    Picidae.
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family pieridae

  • noun arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
    Pieridae.
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family pinaceae

  • noun a family of Pinaceae
    family Pinaceae; Pinaceae.
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family pinnotheridae

  • noun tiny soft-bodied crabs
    Pinnotheridae.
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family piperaceae

  • noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
    family Piperaceae; Piperaceae.
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family pipidae

  • noun tongueless frogs
    Pipidae.
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family pipridae

  • noun manakins
    Pipridae.
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family pittidae

  • noun pittas
    Pittidae.
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family planning

  • noun limiting the number of children born
    birth control; birth prevention.
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family plantaginaceae

  • noun cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds
    family Plantaginaceae; Plantaginaceae.
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family plasmodiidae

  • noun malaria parasites
    Plasmodiidae.
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family plasmodiophoraceae

  • noun family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants
    Plasmodiophoraceae.
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family plataleidae

  • noun spoonbills
    Plataleidae.
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family platanaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
    family Platanaceae; Platanaceae.
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family platanistidae

  • noun river dolphins
    Platanistidae.
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family platycephalidae

  • noun scorpaenoid flatheads
    Platycephalidae.
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family plethodontidae

  • noun small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults
    Plethodontidae.
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family pleurobrachiidae

  • noun sea gooseberries
    Pleurobrachiidae.
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family pleuronectidae

  • noun righteye flounders
    Pleuronectidae.
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family ploceidae

  • noun weaverbirds
    Ploceidae.
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family plumbaginaceae

  • noun perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
    family Plumbaginaceae; leadwort family; Plumbaginaceae.
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family pluteaceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
    Pluteaceae.
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family poaceae

  • noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
    Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; family Poaceae; family Gramineae; family Graminaceae.
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family podargidae

  • noun frogmouths
    Podargidae.
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family podicipedidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes
    Podicipedidae.
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family podocarpaceae

  • noun gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
    family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae.
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family poeciliidae

  • noun topminnows
    Poeciliidae.
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family polemoniaceae

  • noun a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
    Polemoniaceae; family Polemoniaceae.
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family polyangiaceae

  • noun bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
    Myxobacteriaceae; family Myxobacteriaceae; Polyangiaceae.
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family polygalaceae

  • noun trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
    Polygalaceae; family Polygalaceae.
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family polygonaceae

  • noun a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
    Polygonaceae; buckwheat family.
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family polynemidae

  • noun threadfins
    Polynemidae.
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family polyodontidae

  • noun paddlefishes
    Polyodontidae.
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family polypedatidae

  • noun Old World tree frogs
    Polypedatidae.
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family polypodiaceae

  • noun ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae)
    Polypodiaceae.
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family polyporaceae

  • noun fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees
    Polyporaceae.
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family pomacentridae

  • noun damselfishes
    Pomacentridae.
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family pomatomidae

  • noun food and game fishes related to pompanos
    Pomatomidae.
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family pongidae

  • noun usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
    Pongidae.
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family pontederiaceae

  • noun aquatic or bog plants
    Pontederiaceae; family Pontederiaceae.
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family porcellionidae

  • noun sow bugs
    Porcellionidae.
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family portulacaceae

  • noun family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
    family Portulacaceae; Portulacaceae.
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family portunidae

  • noun swimming crabs
    Portunidae.
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family potamogalidae

  • noun otter shrews
    Potamogalidae.
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family potamogetonaceae

  • noun plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae
    family Potamogetonaceae; Potamogetonaceae.
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family practice

  • noun medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit
    family medicine.
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family priacanthidae

  • noun small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas
    Priacanthidae.
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family primulaceae

  • noun a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
    Primulaceae; family Primulaceae.
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family pristidae

  • noun large primitive rays with elongated snouts
    Pristidae.
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family procaviidae

  • noun includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea
    Procaviidae.
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family procellariidae

  • noun petrels; fulmars; shearwaters;
    Procellariidae.
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family procyonidae

  • noun raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas
    Procyonidae.
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family proteaceae

  • noun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
    family Proteaceae; Proteaceae.
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family proteidae

  • noun mud puppies
    Proteidae.
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family prunellidae

  • noun hedge sparrow
    Prunellidae.
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family pseudococcidae

  • noun scalelike insects: mealybugs
    Pseudococcidae.
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family pseudomonodaceae

  • noun rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens
    Pseudomonodaceae.
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family psilophytaceae

  • noun Paleozoic plants
    Psilophytaceae.
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family psilotaceae

  • noun small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves
    Psilotaceae.
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family psittacidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
    Psittacidae.
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family psocidae

  • noun a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice
    Psocidae.
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family psophiidae

  • noun trumpeters
    Psophiidae.
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family psychodidae

  • noun very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies
    Psychodidae.
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family psyllidae

  • noun jumping plant lice
    Psyllidae; Chermidae; family Chermidae.
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family pteridaceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided
    Pteridaceae.
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family pteriidae

  • noun pearl oysters
    Pteriidae.
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family pteroclididae

  • noun sandgrouses
    Pteroclididae.
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family pterodactylidae

  • noun a reptile family in the order Pterosauria
    Pterodactylidae.
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family ptilonorhynchidae

  • noun bowerbirds
    Ptilonorhynchidae.
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family pucciniaceae

  • noun large important family of rust fungi
    Pucciniaceae.
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family pulicidae

  • noun many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals
    Pulicidae.
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family punicaceae

  • noun one species: pomegranates
    Punicaceae.
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family pygopodidae

  • noun Australian and Tasmanian lizards
    Pygopodidae.
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family pyralidae

  • noun bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
    Pyralidae; Pyralididae; family Pyralidae.
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family pyralididae

  • noun bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
    Pyralidae; Pyralididae; family Pyralidae.
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family pyrolaceae

  • noun evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia
    family Pyrolaceae; Pyrolaceae.
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family pyrrhocoridae

  • noun firebugs
    Pyrrhocoridae.
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family pythiaceae

  • noun fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores
    Pythiaceae.
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family pythonidae

  • noun in some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas
    Pythonidae.
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family rachycentridae

  • noun family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
    Rachycentridae.
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family rafflesiaceae

  • noun a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
    Rafflesiaceae.
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family rajidae

  • noun bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates
    Rajidae.
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family rallidae

  • noun rails; crakes; gallinules; coots
    Rallidae.
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family ramphastidae

  • noun toucans
    Ramphastidae.
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family ranidae

  • noun a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs
    Ranidae.
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family ranunculaceae

  • noun a family of Ranunculaceae
    crowfoot family; Ranunculaceae; buttercup family.
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family rapateaceae

  • noun South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae
    Rapateaceae.
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family raphidae

  • noun extinct dodos and solitaires
    Raphidae.
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family raphidiidae

  • noun a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies
    Raphidiidae.
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family recurvirostridae

  • noun long-legged shorebirds
    Recurvirostridae.
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family reduviidae

  • noun assassin bugs
    Reduviidae.
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family regalecidae

  • noun ribbonfishes
    Regalecidae.
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family relationship

  • noun (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
    relationship; kinship.
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family resedaceae

  • noun mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette
    family Resedaceae; Resedaceae.
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family rhamnaceae

  • noun trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
    Rhamnaceae; buckthorn family.
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family rheidae

  • noun a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes
    Rheidae.
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family rhincodontidae

  • noun small-toothed sharks comprising only one species
    Rhincodontidae.
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family rhinobatidae

  • noun primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies
    Rhinobatidae.
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family rhinocerotidae

  • noun rhinoceroses
    Rhinocerotidae; family Rhinocerotidae.
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family rhinolophidae

  • noun Old World leaf-nosed bats
    Rhinolophidae.
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family rhinotermitidae

  • noun large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions
    Rhinotermitidae.
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family rhiptoglossa

  • noun Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
    Chamaeleonidae; Rhiptoglossa; family Chamaeleontidae; family Chamaeleonidae; Chamaeleontidae.
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family rhizobiaceae

  • noun a small family of rod-shaped bacteria
    Rhizobiaceae.
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family rhizophoraceae

  • noun trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
    Rhizophoraceae; family Rhizophoraceae.
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family rhizopogonaceae

  • noun a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores
    Rhizopogonaceae.
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family rhodymeniaceae

  • noun a family of protoctist
    Rhodymeniaceae.
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family rhyniaceae

  • noun primitive plants of the Paleozoic
    Rhyniaceae.
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family rickettsiaceae

  • noun microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
    Rickettsiaceae.
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family roccellaceae

  • noun a fungus family of division Lichenes
    Roccellaceae.
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family room

  • noun a recreation room in a private house
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family roridulaceae

  • noun in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae
    Roridulaceae.
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family rosaceae

  • noun a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
    family Rosaceae; Rosaceae.
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family rubiaceae

  • noun widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
    family Rubiaceae; Rubiaceae.
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family ruscaceae

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Ruscaceae.
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family russulaceae

  • noun used in some classification systems for the genus Russula
    Russulaceae.
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family rutaceae

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
    family Rutaceae; Rutaceae.
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family rynchopidae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers
    Rynchopidae.
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family saccharomycetaceae

  • noun family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates
    Saccharomycetaceae.
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family sagittariidae

  • noun secretary birds
    Sagittariidae.
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family salamandridae

  • noun salamanders
    Salamandridae.
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family salicaceae

  • noun two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
    Salicaceae; family Salicaceae.
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family salmonidae

  • noun salmon and trout
    Salmonidae.
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family salpidae

  • noun a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea
    Salpidae.
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family salvadoraceae

  • noun a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
    Salvadoraceae; family Salvadoraceae.
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family salviniaceae

  • noun water ferns
    Salviniaceae.
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family santalaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
    family Santalaceae; Santalaceae.
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family sapindaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
    Sapindaceae; family Sapindaceae.
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family sapotaceae

  • noun tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
    Sapotaceae; family Sapotaceae.
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family sarcoptidae

  • noun small whitish mites
    Sarcoptidae.
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family sarcoscyphaceae

  • noun family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales
    Sarcoscyphaceae.
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family sarraceniaceae

  • noun insectivorous plants
    family Sarraceniaceae; Sarraceniaceae.
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family saturniidae

  • noun important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
    Saturniidae.
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family satyridae

  • noun a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods
    Satyridae.
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family saururaceae

  • noun family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
    Saururaceae; family Saururaceae.
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family saxifragaceae

  • noun a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
    Saxifragaceae; family Saxifragaceae.
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family scarabaeidae

  • noun scarab or dung beetles
    Scarabaeidae.
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family scaridae

  • noun parrotfishes
    Scaridae.
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family scheuchzeriaceae

  • noun a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
    Scheuchzeriaceae; Juncaginaceae; family Juncaginaceae; arrow-grass family.
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family schistosomatidae

  • noun a family of Trematoda
    Schistosomatidae.
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family schizaeaceae

  • noun small family of mainly tropical ferns
    Schizaeaceae.
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family schizophyceae

  • noun former terms for Cyanophyceae
    Schizophyceae; Myxophyceae; family Myxophyceae.
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family schizosaccharomycetaceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales
    Schizosaccharomycetaceae.
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family sciadopityaceae

  • noun family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae
    Sciadopityaceae.
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family sciaenidae

  • noun warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
    Sciaenidae.
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family sciaridae

  • noun fungus gnats
    Sciaridae.
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family scincidae

  • noun skinks
    Scincidae.
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family sciuridae

  • noun a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
    Sciuridae.
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family sclerodermataceae

  • noun a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs
    Sclerodermataceae.
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family sclerotiniaceae

  • noun a fungus family of order Helotiales
    Sclerotiniaceae.
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family scolopacidae

  • noun sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
    Scolopacidae.
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family scolytidae

  • noun large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
    family Ipidae; Scolytidae; Ipidae.
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family scomberesocidae

  • noun only sauries
    Scombresocidae; Scomberesocidae; family Scomberesocidae.
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family scombresocidae

  • noun only sauries
    Scombresocidae; Scomberesocidae; family Scomberesocidae.
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family scombridae

  • noun marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
    Scombridae.
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family scorpaenidae

  • noun scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes
    Scorpaenidae.
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family scrophulariaceae

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Scrophulariaceae; family Scrophulariaceae; figwort family.
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family scutigeridae

  • noun a family of Chilopoda
    Scutigeridae.
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family scyliorhinidae

  • noun small bottom-dwelling sharks
    Scyliorhinidae.
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family secotiaceae

  • noun a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi
    Secotiaceae.
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family selaginellaceae

  • noun lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses
    Selaginellaceae.
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family sepiidae

  • noun true cuttlefishes
    Sepiidae.
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family septobasidiaceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
    Septobasidiaceae.
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family serranidae

  • noun marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish
    Serranidae.
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family sialidae

  • noun an arthropod family including: alderflies
    Sialidae.
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family sillaginidae

  • noun small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia
    Sillaginidae.
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family siluridae

  • noun Old World catfishes
    Siluridae.
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family simaroubaceae

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
    family Simaroubaceae; Simaroubaceae.
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family simuliidae

  • noun blackflies and sand flies
    Simuliidae.
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family sirenidae

  • noun sirens
    Sirenidae.
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family sisyridae

  • noun an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies
    Sisyridae.
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family sittidae

  • noun nuthatches
    Sittidae.
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family solanaceae

  • noun large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
    family Solanaceae; Solanaceae.
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family soleidae

  • noun soles
    Soleidae.
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family solenidae

  • noun razor clams
    Solenidae.
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family soricidae

  • noun shrews
    Soricidae.
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family spalacidae

  • noun mole rats
    Spalacidae.
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family sparganiaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Sparganium
    bur-reed family; Sparganiaceae.
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family sparidae

  • noun porgies; scups
    Sparidae.
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family sphaeriaceae

  • noun parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia
    Sphaeriaceae.
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family sphaerobolaceae

  • noun monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
    Sphaerobolaceae.
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family sphaerocarpaceae

  • noun liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales
    Sphaerocarpaceae.
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family sphecidae

  • noun mud daubers; some digger wasps
    Sphecidae.
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family spheniscidae

  • noun comprising all existing penguins
    Spheniscidae.
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family sphingidae

  • noun hawkmoths
    Sphingidae.
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family sphyraenidae

  • noun monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
    Sphyraenidae.
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family sphyrnidae

  • noun hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks
    Sphyrnidae.
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family spirillaceae

  • noun rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria
    Spirillaceae.
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family spirochaetaceae

  • noun large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters
    Spirochaetaceae.
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family spirulidae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications
    Spirulidae.
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family squalidae

  • noun dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
    Squalidae.
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family squatinidae

  • noun bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
    Squatinidae.
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family squillidae

  • noun crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore
    Squillidae.
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family staphylaceae

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
    Staphylaceae; bladdernut family.
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family staphylinidae

  • noun rove beetles
    Staphylinidae.
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family steatornithidae

  • noun oilbirds
    Steatornithidae.
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family stenopelmatidae

  • noun long-horned grasshoppers
    Stenopelmatidae.
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family stercorariidae

  • noun jaegers and skuas:
    Stercorariidae.
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family sterculiaceae

  • noun a large family of plants of order Malvales
    Sterculiaceae; family Sterculiaceae.
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family stichaeidae

  • noun pricklebacks
    Stichaeidae.
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family stizidae

  • noun cicada killers
    Stizidae.
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family strelitziaceae

  • noun woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
    family Strelitziaceae; Strelitziaceae.
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family streptomycetaceae

  • noun higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes
    Streptomycetaceae.
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family strigidae

  • noun a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes
    Strigidae.
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family stromateidae

  • noun butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes
    Stromateidae.
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family strombidae

  • noun the family of conchs
    Strombidae.
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family strophariaceae

  • noun sometimes included in family Agaricaceae
    Strophariaceae.
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family struthionidae

  • noun tall terrestrial birds: ostriches
    Struthionidae.
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family sturnidae

  • noun Old World starlings
    Sturnidae.
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family styracaceae

  • noun a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
    family Styracaceae; Styracaceae; storax family.
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family suidae

  • noun pigs; hogs; boars
    Suidae.
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family sulidae

  • noun gannets and boobies
    Sulidae.
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family sylviidae

  • noun in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers
    Sylviidae.
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family symplocaceae

  • noun a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales
    Symplocaceae; family Symplocaceae.
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family synchytriaceae

  • noun a fungus family of order Chytridiales
    Synchytriaceae.
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family syngnathidae

  • noun pipefishes
    Syngnathidae.
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family synodontidae

  • noun soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes
    Synodontidae.
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family tabanidae

  • noun horseflies
    Tabanidae.
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family taccaceae

  • noun small family of tropical herbs
    Taccaceae.
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family tachinidae

  • noun parasites on other insects
    Tachinidae.
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family tachyglossidae

  • noun echidnas
    Tachyglossidae.
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family taeniidae

  • noun a family of Cestoda
    Taeniidae.
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family talpidae

  • noun moles
    Talpidae.
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family tamaricaceae

  • noun family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
    Tamaricaceae; family Tamaricaceae.
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family tapiridae

  • noun tapirs and extinct related forms
    Tapiridae.
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family tarsiidae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers
    Tarsiidae.
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family taxaceae

  • noun sometimes classified as member of order Taxales
    family Taxaceae; Taxaceae.
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family tayassuidae

  • noun peccaries
    Tayassuidae.
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family tecophilaeacea

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Tecophilaeacea.
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family teiidae

  • noun whiptails; etc.
    Teiidae.
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family tenebrionidae

  • noun a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
    Tenebrionidae.
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family tenrecidae

  • noun tenrecs and extinct related forms
    Tenrecidae.
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family tenthredinidae

  • noun sawflies
    Tenthredinidae.
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family terebellidae

  • noun marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies
    Terebellidae.
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family teredinidae

  • noun shipworms
    Teredinidae.
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family termitidae

  • noun termites
    Termitidae.
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family testudinidae

  • noun land tortoises
    Testudinidae.
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family tethyidae

  • noun sea hares
    Aplysiidae; Tethyidae; family Aplysiidae.
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family tetragoniaceae

  • noun succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
    Tetragoniaceae; Aizoaceae; carpetweed family; family Aizoaceae.
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family tetranychidae

  • noun plant-feeding mites
    Tetranychidae.
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family tetraodontidae

  • noun puffers
    Tetraodontidae.
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family tetraonidae

  • noun grouse
    Tetraonidae.
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family tettigoniidae

  • noun long-horned grasshoppers; katydids
    Tettigoniidae.
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family theaceae

  • noun a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales
    Theaceae; family Theaceae.
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family thelephoraceae

  • noun fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores
    Thelephoraceae.
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family thelypteridaceae

  • noun genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others
    Thelypteridaceae.
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family theophrastaceae

  • noun family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae
    Theophrastaceae.
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family theraphosidae

  • noun large tropical spiders; tarantulas
    Theraphosidae.
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family therapy

  • noun any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole
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family theridiidae

  • noun a family of comb-footed spiders
    Theridiidae.
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family thiobacteriaceae

  • noun free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
    Thiobacteriaceae.
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family thraupidae

  • noun tanagers
    Thraupidae.
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family threskiornithidae

  • noun ibises
    Threskiornithidae; family Ibidiidae.
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family thripidae

  • noun thrips
    Thripidae.
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family thymelaeaceae

  • noun family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa
    daphne family; Thymelaeaceae.
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family tiliaceae

  • noun chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
    family Tiliaceae; Tiliaceae.
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family tilletiaceae

  • noun a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster
    Tilletiaceae.
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family timaliidae

  • noun babblers
    Timaliidae.
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family tinamidae

  • noun comprising the tinamous
    Tinamidae.
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family tineidae

  • noun clothes moths
    Tineidae.
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family tingidae

  • noun lace bugs
    Tingidae.
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family tipulidae

  • noun crane flies
    Tipulidae.
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family titanosauridae

  • noun herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
    Titanosauridae.
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family todidae

  • noun a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
    Todidae.
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family torpedinidae

  • noun electric rays
    Torpedinidae.
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family tortricidae

  • noun leaf rollers and codling moths
    Tortricidae.
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family toxotidae

  • noun archerfishes
    Toxotidae.
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family trachipteridae

  • noun ribbonfishes
    Trachipteridae.
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family tragulidae

  • noun chevrotains
    Tragulidae.
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family trapaceae

  • noun family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae
    Trapaceae.
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family tree

  • noun successive generations of kin
    genealogy.
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family tremellaceae

  • noun a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally
    Tremellaceae.
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family trephritidae

  • noun fruit flies; some leaf miners
    family Trephritidae; Trypetidae; Trephritidae.
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family treponemataceae

  • noun small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic
    Treponemataceae.
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family triakidae

  • noun small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins
    Triakidae.
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family tribonemaceae

  • noun simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae
    Tribonemaceae.
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family trichechidae

  • noun comprising only the manatees
    Trichechidae.
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family trichiuridae

  • noun cutlassfishes
    Trichiuridae.
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family trichodontidae

  • noun two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud
    Trichodontidae.
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family tricholomataceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
    Tricholomataceae.
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family tridacnidae

  • noun large marine hard-shell clams
    Tridacnidae.
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family triglidae

  • noun in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)
    Triglidae.
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family trilliaceae

  • noun small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    family Trilliaceae; Trilliaceae.
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family trionychidae

  • noun soft-shelled turtles
    Trionychidae.
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family triopidae

  • noun a family of Notostraca
    Triopidae.
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family trochilidae

  • noun hummingbirds
    Trochilidae.
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family troglodytidae

  • noun wrens
    Troglodytidae.
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family trogonidae

  • noun coextensive with the order Trogoniformes
    Trogonidae.
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family trombiculidae

  • noun mites
    Trombiculidae.
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family trombidiidae

  • noun mites
    Trombidiidae.
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family tropaeolaceae

  • noun coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
    Tropaeolaceae; family Tropaeolaceae.
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family trypetidae

  • noun fruit flies; some leaf miners
    family Trephritidae; Trypetidae; Trephritidae.
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family tuberaceae

  • noun family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple
    Tuberaceae.
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family tuberculariaceae

  • noun large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi
    Tuberculariaceae.
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family tulostomaceae

  • noun stalked puffballs
    Tulostomataceae; family Tulostomaceae; Tulostomaceae.
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family tulostomataceae

  • noun stalked puffballs
    Tulostomataceae; family Tulostomaceae; Tulostomaceae.
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family tupaiidae

  • noun tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
    Tupaiidae.
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family turdidae

  • noun thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae
    Turdidae.
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family turnicidae

  • noun small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail
    Turnicidae.
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family tylenchidae

  • noun a family of Nematoda
    Tylenchidae.
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family typhaceae

  • noun perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves
    Typhaceae; cattail family.
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family typhlopidae

  • noun blind snakes
    Typhlopidae.
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family tytonidae

  • noun comprising only the barn owls
    Tytonidae.
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family uintatheriidae

  • noun an extinct family of Dinocerata
    Uintatheriidae.
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family ulmaceae

  • noun a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
    Ulmaceae; elm family.
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family ulvaceae

  • noun thin flat or tubular green algae
    family Ulvaceae; Ulvaceae.
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family umbelliferae

  • noun plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
    carrot family; Apiaceae; Umbelliferae; family Apiaceae.
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family unionidae

  • noun freshwater mussels found worldwide
    Unionidae.
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family unit

  • noun primary social group; parents and children
    family.
    • he wanted to have a good job before starting a family
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family upupidae

  • noun hoopoes
    Upupidae.
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family uranoscopidae

  • noun stargazers
    Uranoscopidae.
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family ursidae

  • noun bears and extinct related forms
    Ursidae.
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family urticaceae

  • noun a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
    Urticaceae; family Urticaceae.
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family usneaceae

  • noun fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria
    Usneaceae.
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family ustilaginaceae

  • noun a fungus family of loose smuts
    Ustilaginaceae.
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family valerianaceae

  • noun genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
    family Valerianaceae; Valerianaceae.
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family varanidae

  • noun monitor lizards
    Varanidae.
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family veneridae

  • noun hard-shell clams
    Veneridae.
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family verbenaceae

  • noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
    family Verbenaceae; verbena family; Verbenaceae.
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family vespertilionidae

  • noun the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
    Vespertilionidae.
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family vespidae

  • noun an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps
    Vespidae.
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family violaceae

  • noun a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
    family Violaceae; Violaceae.
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family viperidae

  • noun Old World vipers
    Viperidae.
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family vireonidae

  • noun small insectivorous American songbirds
    Vireonidae.
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family viscaceae

  • noun in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
    family Viscaceae; Viscaceae.
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family vitaceae

  • noun a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
    family Vitaceae; Vitaceae; Vitidaceae.
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family vittariaceae

  • noun one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria
    Vittariaceae.
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family viverridae

  • noun genets; civets; mongooses
    Viverrinae; family Viverridae; Viverridae.
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family viverrinae

  • noun genets; civets; mongooses
    Viverrinae; family Viverridae; Viverridae.
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family volvariaceae

  • noun a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
    Volvariaceae.
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family volvocaceae

  • noun unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates
    Volvocaceae.
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family vombatidae

  • noun wombats
    Vombatidae.
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family welwitschiaceae

  • noun in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae
    Welwitschiaceae.
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family winteraceae

  • noun small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae
    Winteraceae; family Winteraceae.
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family xanthorrhoeaceae

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    family Xanthorrhoeaceae; Xanthorrhoeaceae.
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family xantusiidae

  • noun night lizards
    Xantusiidae.
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family xenicidae

  • noun alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
    Acanthisittidae; family Acanthisittidae; Xenicidae.
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family xenopodidae

  • noun in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae
    Xenopodidae.
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family xenosauridae

  • noun monotypic family of Mexican lizards
    Xenosauridae.
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family xiphiidae

  • noun comprising the common swordfishes
    Xiphiidae.
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family xylariaceae

  • noun family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores
    Xylariaceae.
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family xyridaceae

  • noun plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places
    Xyridaceae; family Xyridaceae.
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family zamiaceae

  • noun a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias
    Zamiaceae; family Zamiaceae.
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family zannichelliaceae

  • noun alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species
    Zannichelliaceae.
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family zapodidae

  • noun jumping mice
    Zapodidae.
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family zeidae

  • noun a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi
    Zeidae.
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family zingiberaceae

  • noun a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
    Zingiberaceae; family Zingiberaceae.
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family ziphiidae

  • noun beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
    family Hyperodontidae; Ziphiidae; Hyperodontidae.
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family zoarcidae

  • noun eelpouts
    Zoarcidae.
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family zosteraceae

  • noun used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae
    eelgrass family; Zosteraceae.
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family zygnemataceae

  • noun pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses
    Zygnemataceae.
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family zygophyllaceae

  • noun small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
    bean-caper family; Zygophyllaceae.
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fern family

  • noun families of ferns and fern allies
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figwort family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Scrophulariaceae; family Scrophulariaceae; figwort family.
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fish family

  • noun any of various families of fish
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flacourtia family

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
    Flacourtiaceae; family Flacourtiaceae.
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flax family

  • noun a widely distributed family of plants
    Linaceae; family Linaceae.
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form family

  • noun (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
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foster family

  • noun the family of a fosterling
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four-o'clock family

  • noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
    Allioniaceae; family Nyctaginaceae; family Allioniaceae; Nyctaginaceae.
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foxglove family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Scrophulariaceae; family Scrophulariaceae; figwort family.
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frog's-bit family

  • noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
    Hydrocharidaceae; family Hydrocharitaceae; frog's-bit family; Hydrocharitaceae; family Hydrocharidaceae.
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frogbit family

  • noun simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
    Hydrocharidaceae; family Hydrocharitaceae; frog's-bit family; Hydrocharitaceae; family Hydrocharidaceae.
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fumitory family

  • noun erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
    Fumariaceae; family Fumariaceae.
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fungus family

  • noun includes lichen families
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gentian family

  • noun chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
    Gentianaceae; family Gentianaceae.
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geranium family

  • noun chiefly herbaceous plants
    family Geraniaceae; Geraniaceae.
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gesneria family

  • noun large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
    Gesneriaceae; family Gesneriaceae.
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ginger family

  • noun a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
    Zingiberaceae; family Zingiberaceae.
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ginkgo family

  • noun constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms
    family Ginkgoaceae; Ginkgoaceae.
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goodenia family

  • noun a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
    family Goodeniaceae; Goodeniaceae.
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gooseberry family

  • noun in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
    Grossulariaceae; family Grossulariaceae.
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goosefoot family

  • noun includes spinach and beets
    family Chenopodiaceae; Chenopodiaceae.
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gourd family

  • noun a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
    family Cucurbitaceae; Cucurbitaceae.
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grapevine family

  • noun a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
    family Vitaceae; Vitaceae; Vitidaceae.
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grass family

  • noun the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
    Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; family Poaceae; family Gramineae; family Graminaceae.
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grass tree family

  • noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    family Xanthorrhoeaceae; Xanthorrhoeaceae.
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gymnosperm family

  • noun a family of gymnosperms
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hamamelid dicot family

  • noun family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
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Happy family

  • a collection of animals of different and hostile propensities living peaceably together in one cage. Used ironically of conventional alliances of persons who are in fact mutually repugnant.
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heath family

  • noun heathers
    Ericaceae; family Ericaceae.
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hemp family

  • noun two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae
    Cannabidaceae; family Cannabidaceae.
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holly family

  • noun widely distributed shrubs and trees
    Aquifoliaceae; family Aquifoliaceae.
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Holy family

  • (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented.
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honeysuckle family

  • noun shrubs and small trees and woody vines
    family Caprifoliaceae; Caprifoliaceae.
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horse-chestnut family

  • noun trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
    family Hippocastanaceae; Hippocastanaceae.
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horsetail family

  • noun sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies
    family Equisetaceae; Equisetaceae.
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hydrangea family

  • noun sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
    Hydrangeaceae; family Hydrangeaceae.
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In a family way

  • like one belonging to the family. "Why don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family way, and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?" Thackeray.
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In the family way

  • pregnant. Colloq.
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iris family

  • noun large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
    Iridaceae; family Iridaceae.
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ivy family

  • noun mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
    family Araliaceae; Araliaceae.
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lardizabala family

  • noun thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
    Lardizabalaceae; family Lardizabalaceae.
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laurel family

  • noun a family of Lauraceae
    Lauraceae; family Lauraceae.
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leadwort family

  • noun perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
    family Plumbaginaceae; leadwort family; Plumbaginaceae.
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legume family

  • noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
    legume family; Leguminosae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; Fabaceae.
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liliid monocot family

  • noun family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
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liliopsid family

  • noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    liliopsid family.
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lily family

  • noun includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
    family Liliaceae; Liliaceae.
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linden family

  • noun chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
    family Tiliaceae; Tiliaceae.
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lizard's-tail family

  • noun family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
    Saururaceae; family Saururaceae.
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loasa family

  • noun family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia
    Loasaceae; family Loasaceae.
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lobelia family

  • noun not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
    Lobeliaceae; family Lobeliaceae.
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loosestrife family

  • noun herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
    Lythraceae; family Lythraceae.
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madder family

  • noun widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
    family Rubiaceae; Rubiaceae.
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magnolia family

  • noun subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
    family Magnoliaceae; Magnoliaceae.
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magnoliid dicot family

  • noun family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
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magnoliopsid family

  • noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
    dicot family.
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mahogany family

  • noun tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
    family Meliaceae; Meliaceae.
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mallow family

  • noun herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
    Malvaceae; family Malvaceae.
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mammal family

  • noun a family of mammals
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mangrove family

  • noun trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
    Rhizophoraceae; family Rhizophoraceae.
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maple family

  • noun a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
    family Aceraceae; Aceraceae.
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meadow-beauty family

  • noun a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
    family Melastomaceae; family Melastomataceae; Melastomaceae; Melastomataceae.
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mignonette family

  • noun mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette
    family Resedaceae; Resedaceae.
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milkweed family

  • noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
    family Asclepiadaceae; Asclepiadaceae.
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milkwort family

  • noun trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
    Polygalaceae; family Polygalaceae.
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mint family

  • noun a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
    family Lamiaceae; family Labiatae; Lamiaceae; Labiatae.
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mistletoe family

  • noun in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
    family Viscaceae; Viscaceae.
  • noun in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
    family Loranthaceae; Loranthaceae.
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mollusk family

  • noun a family of mollusks
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monocot family

  • noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
    liliopsid family.
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moonseed family

  • noun herbaceous or woody climbers
    family Menispermaceae; Menispermaceae.
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morning-glory family

  • noun morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
    Convolvulaceae; family Convolvulaceae.
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moss family

  • noun a family of mosses
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mulberry family

  • noun trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis
    Moraceae; family Moraceae.
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mustard family

  • noun a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
    Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; Cruciferae.
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myrsine family

  • noun family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
    family Myrsinaceae; Myrsinaceae.
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myrtle family

  • noun trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
    Myrtaceae; family Myrtaceae.
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naiad family

  • noun monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
    family Naiadaceae; Najadaceae; Naiadaceae; family Najadaceae.
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nasturtium family

  • noun coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
    Tropaeolaceae; family Tropaeolaceae.
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natural family planning

  • noun any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs; coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle
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nettle family

  • noun a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
    Urticaceae; family Urticaceae.
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nuclear family

  • noun a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
    conjugal family.
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nutmeg family

  • noun family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
    family Myristicaceae; Myristicaceae.
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ochna family

  • noun family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves
    family Ochnaceae; Ochnaceae.
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oleaster family

  • noun shrubs or small trees often armed
    family Elaeagnaceae; Elaeagnaceae.
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olive family

  • noun trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
    Oleaceae; family Oleaceae.
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orchid family

  • noun enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
    Orchidaceae; family Orchidaceae.
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ovulation method of family planning

  • noun natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
    ovulation method.
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palm family

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
    family Palmae; Palmae; Arecaceae; family Arecaceae; Palmaceae; family Palmaceae.
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papaya family

  • noun trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
    family Caricaceae; Caricaceae.
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passionflower family

  • noun tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
    Passifloraceae; family Passifloraceae.
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pea family

  • noun a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
    legume family; Leguminosae; family Fabaceae; family Leguminosae; Fabaceae.
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Pear family

  • (Bot.), a suborder of rosaceous plants (Pomeæ), characterized by the calyx tube becoming fleshy in fruit, and, combined with the ovaries, forming a pome. It includes the apple, pear, quince, service berry, and hewthorn.
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peony family

  • noun perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America
    Paeoniaceae; family Paeoniaceae.
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pepper family

  • noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
    family Piperaceae; Piperaceae.
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phlox family

  • noun a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
    Polemoniaceae; family Polemoniaceae.
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pickerelweed family

  • noun aquatic or bog plants
    Pontederiaceae; family Pontederiaceae.
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pine family

  • noun a family of Pinaceae
    family Pinaceae; Pinaceae.
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pineapple family

  • noun a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
    family Bromeliaceae; Bromeliaceae.
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pink family

  • noun large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
    Caryophyllaceae; family Caryophyllaceae; carnation family.
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pipewort family

  • noun chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts
    family Eriocaulaceae; Eriocaulaceae.
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pitcher-plant family

  • noun insectivorous plants
    family Sarraceniaceae; Sarraceniaceae.
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plane-tree family

  • noun coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
    family Platanaceae; Platanaceae.
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plant family

  • noun a family of plants
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plantain family

  • noun cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds
    family Plantaginaceae; Plantaginaceae.
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plum-yew family

  • noun a family of Cephalotaxaceae
    family Cephalotaxaceae; Cephalotaxaceae.
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podocarpus family

  • noun gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
    family Podocarpaceae; Podocarpaceae.
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pokeweed family

  • noun chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
    family Phytolaccaceae; Phytolaccaceae.
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pondweed family

  • noun plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae
    family Potamogetonaceae; Potamogetonaceae.
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poppy family

  • noun herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
    Papaveraceae; family Papaveraceae.
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potato family

  • noun large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
    family Solanaceae; Solanaceae.
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primrose family

  • noun a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
    Primulaceae; family Primulaceae.
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protea family

  • noun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
    family Proteaceae; Proteaceae.
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protoctist family

  • noun any of the families of Protoctista
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purslane family

  • noun family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
    family Portulacaceae; Portulacaceae.
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quassia family

  • noun chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
    family Simaroubaceae; Simaroubaceae.
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quillwort family

  • noun quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes
    Isoetaceae; family Isoetaceae.
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redwood family

  • noun coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
    subfamily Taxodiaceae; Taxodiaceae.
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reptile family

  • noun a family of reptiles
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rhinoceros family

  • noun rhinoceroses
    Rhinocerotidae; family Rhinocerotidae.
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rockrose family

  • noun shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
    family Cistaceae; Cistaceae.
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Rose family

  • noun a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
    family Rosaceae; Rosaceae.
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  • (Bot.) the Roseceæ. See Rosaceous.
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rosid dicot family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants
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royal family

  • noun royal persons collectively
    royal line; royalty; royal house.
    • the wedding was attended by royalty
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rue family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
    family Rutaceae; Rutaceae.
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rush family

  • noun tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
    family Juncaceae; Juncaceae.
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saltwort family

  • noun family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
    Batidaceae; family Batidaceae.
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salvadora family

  • noun a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
    Salvadoraceae; family Salvadoraceae.
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sandalwood family

  • noun chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
    family Santalaceae; Santalaceae.
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sapodilla family

  • noun tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
    Sapotaceae; family Sapotaceae.
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saxifrage family

  • noun a large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae
    Saxifragaceae; family Saxifragaceae.
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screw-pine family

  • noun family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus
    family Pandanaceae; Pandanaceae.
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sea-lavender family

  • noun perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
    family Plumbaginaceae; leadwort family; Plumbaginaceae.
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sea-lettuce family

  • noun thin flat or tubular green algae
    family Ulvaceae; Ulvaceae.
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sedge family

  • noun bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
    family Cyperaceae; Cyperaceae.
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sesame family

  • noun the family of plants of order Polemoniales
    family Pedaliaceae; Pedaliaceae.
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sisal family

  • noun chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
    Agavaceae; family Agavaceae; agave family.
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soapberry family

  • noun chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
    Sapindaceae; family Sapindaceae.
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sour-gum family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
    family Nyssaceae; Nyssaceae; sour-gum family.
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spiderwort family

  • noun large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
    Commelinaceae; family Commelinaceae.
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spindle-tree family

  • noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
    Celastraceae; spindle-tree family; family Celastraceae.
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spurge family

  • noun a family of plants of order Geraniales
    family Euphorbiaceae; Euphorbiaceae.
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st john's wort family

  • noun widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
    Guttiferae; family Guttiferae; family Clusiaceae; Clusiaceae.
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staff-tree family

  • noun trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
    Celastraceae; spindle-tree family; family Celastraceae.
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sterculia family

  • noun a large family of plants of order Malvales
    Sterculiaceae; family Sterculiaceae.
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stonecrop family

  • noun succulent shrubs and herbs
    Crassulaceae; family Crassulaceae.
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storax family

  • noun a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
    family Styracaceae; Styracaceae; storax family.
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strawberry-shrub family

  • noun shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
    Calycanthaceae; calycanthus family; family Calycanthaceae.
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strelitzia family

  • noun woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
    family Strelitziaceae; Strelitziaceae.
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styrax family

  • noun a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
    family Styracaceae; Styracaceae; storax family.
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sumac family

  • noun the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
    family Anacardiaceae; Anacardiaceae.
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sundew family

  • noun a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
    Droseraceae; family Droseraceae.
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sweetleaf family

  • noun a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales
    Symplocaceae; family Symplocaceae.
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tamarisk family

  • noun family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
    Tamaricaceae; family Tamaricaceae.
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tea family

  • noun a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales
    Theaceae; family Theaceae.
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titi family

  • noun shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
    cyrilla family; family Cyrilliaceae; Cyrilliaceae.
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torchwood family

  • noun resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
    Burseraceae; family Burseraceae.
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trillium family

  • noun small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
    family Trilliaceae; Trilliaceae.
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tupelo family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
    family Nyssaceae; Nyssaceae; sour-gum family.
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type family

  • noun a complete set of type suitable for printing text
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valerian family

  • noun genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
    family Valerianaceae; Valerianaceae.
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verbena family

  • noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
    family Verbenaceae; verbena family; Verbenaceae.
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vervain family

  • noun family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
    family Verbenaceae; verbena family; Verbenaceae.
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violet family

  • noun a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
    family Violaceae; Violaceae.
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violin family

  • noun (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments
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walnut family

  • noun trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
    family Juglandaceae; Juglandaceae.
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water-lily family

  • noun dicot aquatic plants
    Nymphaeaceae; family Nymphaeaceae.
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water-milfoil family

  • noun a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
    Haloragidaceae; family Haloragidaceae; Haloragaceae; family Haloragaceae.
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water-plantain family

  • noun perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
    Alismataceae; family Alismataceae.
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water-shield family

  • noun in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
    Cabombaceae; subfamily Cabombaceae.
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waterleaf family

  • noun perennial woodland herbs
    Hydrophyllaceae; family Hydrophyllaceae.
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wax-myrtle family

  • noun constituting the order Myricales
    Myricaceae; family Myricaceae.
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white-alder family

  • noun coextensive with the genus Clethra
    family Clethraceae; Clethraceae.
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willow family

  • noun two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
    Salicaceae; family Salicaceae.
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winter's bark family

  • noun small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae
    Winteraceae; family Winteraceae.
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wintergreen family

  • noun evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia
    family Pyrolaceae; Pyrolaceae.
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witch-hazel family

  • noun comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
    Hamamelidaceae; family Hamamelidaceae.
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wood-sorrel family

  • noun a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
    family Oxalidaceae; Oxalidaceae.
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woodwind family

  • noun (music) the family of woodwind instruments
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worm family

  • noun a family of worms
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yam family

  • noun yams
    Dioscoreaceae; family Dioscoreaceae.
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yellow-eyed grass family

  • noun plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places
    Xyridaceae; family Xyridaceae.
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yew family

  • noun sometimes classified as member of order Taxales
    family Taxaceae; Taxaceae.
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zamia family

  • noun a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias
    Zamiaceae; family Zamiaceae.
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zebrawood family

  • noun mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
    Connaraceae; family Connaraceae.
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