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 |