family vs form family

form family vs family

family and form family both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
family	Yes	No	No	No
form family	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, form family is a hyponym of family; that is, form family is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than family:

family: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
form family: (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; ranked between order and genus

Other hyponyms of family include Filoviridae, bacteria family, protoctist family, Endamoebidae, family Endamoebidae, fish family, chordate family, bird family, amphibian family, reptile family, arthropod family, mammal family, coelenterate family, ctenophore family, worm family, mollusk family, family Panorpidae, Panorpidae, Bittacidae, family Bittacidae, echinoderm family, moss family, liliopsid family, monocot family, dicot family, magnoliopsid family, fungus family, plant family, fern family.

family (noun)	form family (noun)
primary social group; parents and children	(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; ranked between order and genus
people descended from a common ancestor
a social unit living together
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
a person having kinship with another or others

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