Carduelinae subfamily Carduelinae | used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches |
Emberizidae subfamily Emberizidae subfamily Emberizinae | buntings and some New World sparrows |
Turdinae subfamily Turdinae | alternative classification for the thrushes |
Sylviinae subfamily Sylviinae | alternative classification for the Old World warblers |
Garrulinae subfamily Garrulinae | subfamily of the crow family: jays |
Malaconotinae subfamily Malaconotinae | an African bush shrikes |
Pythoninae subfamily Pythoninae | Old World boas: pythons, in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae |
Perdicidae subfamily Perdicidae Perdicinae subfamily Perdicinae | Old World partridges |
Numididae subfamily Numididae Numidinae subfamily Numidinae | guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar |
Loriinae subfamily Loriinae | lories |
Merginae subfamily Merginae | mergansers and closely related diving birds |
Anserinae subfamily Anserinae | used in some classifications for the swans |
Potoroinae subfamily Potoroinae | rat kangaroos |
Sterninae subfamily Sterninae | terns |
Melolonthidae subfamily Melolonthidae | considered a separate family in some classification systems |
Cetoniidae subfamily Cetoniidae | considered a separate family in some classification systems |
Dorylinae subfamily Dorylinae | army ants |
Hydromyinae subfamily Hydromyinae | water rats of Australia and New Guinea |
Gerbillinae subfamily Gerbillinae | gerbils |
Petauristidae subfamily Petauristidae | Old World flying squirrels |
Bovinae subfamily Bovinae | term not used technically, essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle, buffalo, and sometimes includes kudu |
Lutrinae subfamily Lutrinae | subdivision not used in some classifications: otters |
Mephitinae subfamily Mephitinae | subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks |
Melinae subfamily Melinae | subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers |
Bassariscidae subfamily Bassariscidae | in some classifications considered a separate family |
Triglinae subfamily Triglinae | in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins) |
Peristediinae subfamily Peristediinae | in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins |
menagerie zoo zoological garden | the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition |
zoology zoological science | the branch of biology that studies animals |
subfamily | (biology) a taxonomic category below a family |
Taxodiaceae subfamily Taxodiaceae redwood family | coniferous trees, traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems |
Nelumbonaceae subfamily Nelumbonaceae | in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies, comprises the single genus Nelumbo |
Cabombaceae subfamily Cabombaceae water-shield family | in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies, comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia |
Mimosoideae subfamily Mimosoideae | alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae |
Acoraceae subfamily Acoraceae | used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae |
Carpinaceae subfamily Carpinaceae family Carpinaceae | used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis |
Corylaceae subfamily Corylaceae family Corylaceae | used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus |
Smilacaceae subfamily Smilacaceae | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted |
Uvulariaceae subfamily Uvulariaceae | one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae |
Dracenaceae subfamily Dracenaceae Dracaenaceae subfamily Dracaenaceae | one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae |
Caesalpinioideae subfamily Caesalpinioideae | alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae |
Papilionoideae subfamily Papilionoideae | alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae |
Philadelphaceae subfamily Philadelphaceae | one genus, usually included in family Hydrangeaceae |
zoological | of or relating to animals or animal groups, zoological garden |
zoological | concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties, zoological research |