typeface / type family: betűtípus [nyomdaipar]
It will stay in the family: a családban marad
meadow-beauty family / melastomataceae: díszlevélfafélék [a zárvatermõk (Magnoliophyta) közé tartozó mirtuszvirágúak (Myrtales) rendjének egyik családja]
office for guardianship / office for family services: gyámhivatal
family: jó család; előkelő család; régi család; nemesi származás; előkelő származás; családi; család-; házi; család;
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baby of the family: család legfiatalabb gyermeke; család benjáminja; be in the family way: másállapotban van; teherben van; gyereket vár; anyai örömök elé néz; állapotos; terhes; várandós; be one of the family: családtag; családtagnak számít; a családhoz tartozik; cat family: macskák családja; county family: grófság birtokos családja; megye birtokos családja; dzsentri-család; eldest of the family: legidősebb gyerek; family allowance: családi pótlék; family blood feud: családi vérbosszú; vendetta; family butcher: házhoz szállító mészáros; family coach: családi batár; zálogosdi játék; family doctor: háziorvos; family fixture: régi bútor a háznál; family hotel: penzió; családi penzió; family jewels: családi ékszerek; family life: családi élet; family likeness: családi vonás; family living: kegyúr által adományozott stallum; family man: családapa; otthonülő ember; family of languages: nyelvcsalád; family pride: családi büszkeség; family skeleton: család titkolt szégyene; family tree: családfa; family with one child: egygyermekes család; found a family: családot alapít; friend of the family: ház barátja; gourd family: tökfélék; happy family: állatóvoda; have a large family: nagy családja van; sok gyereke van; he comes of a good family: jó családból származik; he is one of the family: ő a családhoz tartozik; his family was augmented by a daughter: családja egy leánygyermekkel szaporodott; in a family way: formaságok nélkül; családiasan; in the bosom of one`s family: családja körében; it runs in the family: családi vonás; örökletes a családban; long family: nagy család; népes család; man of family: jó családból való ember; előkelő származású ember; man without family encumbrance: családi kötelezettségek nélküli férfi; családi kötelezettségekkel nem terhelt férfi; my family is as good as his: az én családom van olyan jó, mint az övé; president`s official family: kormánytagok; purely family affair: tisztán családi ügy; start a family: családot alapít; the whole of one`s family: egész családja; az egész családja; there is a sort of family likeness between them: van köztük valami családi hasonlatosság; van köztük bizonyos családi hasonlatosság; viol family: viola hangszercsalád; family: család
yam family: jamszfélék / jamszgyökér-félék / pirítógyökér-félék
family law: családjog
arum family: kontyvirágfélék
family photo: hivatalos csoportkép
cycad family: Stangercikászfélék
heath family: erikafélék / hangafélék
cactus family: kaktuszfélék
orchid family: kosborfélék / orchideafélék
family issues: családjogi kérdés
protea family: csodafafélék / próteafélék
ginger family: gyömbérfélék
family member: családtag
nuclear family: családmag / nukleáris család / szűk család
cypress family: ciprusfélék
gentian family: tárnicsfélék
family council: családtanács
dogbane family: börvényfélék / meténgfélék / télizöldfélék
ginseng family: aráliafélék / borostyánfélék
purslane family: porcsinfélék
primrose family: kankalinfélék
family register: anyakönyv
magnolia family: liliomfafélék / magnóliafélék
valerian family: macskagyökérfélék
adoptive family: örökbefogadó család
family mediator: családjogi közvetítő
tree-fern family: serlegpáfrányfélék
dicksonia family: hópáfrányfélék / parapáfrányfélék
family mediation: családjogi közvetítői eljárás
unilineal family: N/A (HU)
family of origin: származás szerinti család
parents of family: testvérvonalak szülei
cycad palm family: bunkóspálmafélék
family immigration: családi bevándorlás
FO / family office: családi vagyontervezés
palm family / palmae: pálmafélék
family reunification: családegyesítés
reconstituted family: válás után létrejött új család
passion-flower family: golgotavirágfélék
family regularisation: család jogszerűsítése
pinaceae / pine family: fenyőfélék
same-sex parent family: azonos nemű szülőkből álló család
right to found a family: családalapításhoz való jog
maintaining family unity: család egységének fenntartása
qualifying family member: jogosult családtag
euphorbias / spurge family: kutyatejfélék
mahogany family / meliaceae: imafüzérfafélék / mahagónifélék
family reunification sponsor: családegyesítő
family rights and obligations: családi jogok és kötelezettségek
family home / matrimonial home: házastársi közös lakás
multidimensional family therapy: többdimenziós családterápia
barberry family / berberidaceae: borbolyafélék
large family / large households: nagycsalád
biological family / birth family: vér szerinti család
family member of foreign national: külföldi állampolgár családtagja
hickory and pecan family / walnut: diófafélék / diófélék
buttercup family / crowfoot family: boglárkafélék
respect for private and family life: a magán- és a családi élet tiszteletben tartása
podocarp family / podocarpus family: kőtiszafafélék
familial nexus / family relationship: családi kapcsolat
breakdown of the family relationship: családi kapcsolat felbomlása
family reunification / family reunion: családegyesítés
reconciliation of work and family life: a munka és a családi élet összeegyeztetése
triadic patent / triadic patent family: triád-szabadalomcsalád / triádszabadalom
IYF / International Year of the Family: a család nemzetközi éve
lone parent family / single parent family: egyszülős család
close members of the family of the individual: magánszemély közeli hozzátartozói
death in the family / death of a family member: családtag halála / családtag halálesete
decay series / radioactive family / radioactive series: radioaktív család
right to family reunification / right to family reunion: családegyesítési jog
joining a spouse for the purpose of family reunification: házastársak egyesítése / házastárshoz költözés
familial sex offences / sexual violence within the family: családon belüli szexuális erőszak
family tree / genealogical table / pedigree / pedigree chart: családfa
domestic violence / family violence / intimate partner violence: családon belüli erőszak / kapcsolati erőszak
COFACE / Confederation of Family Organisations in the European Union: COFACE / Családügyi Szervezetek Európai Szövetsége
rights and duties arising out of a family relationship, parentage, marriage or affinity: családi vagy rokoni kapcsolatból, házasságból vagy sógorságból származó jogok és kötelességek
EEA family permit / residence card / residence card of a family member of a Union citizen: tartózkodási kártya uniós polgár családtagja számára
foster placement of a child / fostering a child / placement of the child in a foster family: gyermek családba fogadása / gyermek nevelőszülőknél való elhelyezése
European Communities residence card / residence card / residence card of a family member of a Union citizen: tartózkodási kártya
family property system / matrimonial property regime / rights in property arising out of a matrimonial relationship: házassági vagyonjogi rendszer
cascade genetic screening / cascade screening / family cascade screening / family screening / family-based cascade screening: családszűrés / családtagok szűrése
family1 (n) a social unit living together It was a good Christian household | I waited until the whole house was asleep | the teacher asked how many people made up his home
Hasonló: home | house | household | menage |
family2 (n) primary social group; parents and children
Hasonló: family unit |
family3 (n) a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Hasonló: category | class |
family4 (n) people descended from a common ancestor
Hasonló: family line | folk | kinfolk | kinsfolk | phratry | sept |
family5 (n) a person having kinship with another or others he's family
Hasonló: kin | kinsperson |
family6 (n) (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
family7 (n) a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
Hasonló: crime syndicate | mob | syndicate |
family8 (n) an association of people who share common beliefs or activities the church welcomed new members into its fellowship
Hasonló: fellowship |
Lásd még: | familial |
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acanthus family (n) widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
agave family (n) chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
aloe family (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
amaranth family (n) cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
amaryllis family (n) snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
amphibian family (n) any family of amphibians
araucaria family (n) tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
arrow-grass family (n) a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
arrowroot family (n) tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
arthropod family (n) any of the arthropods
arum family (n) anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
aster family (n) plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
asterid dicot family (n) family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
bacteria family (n) a family of bacteria
balsam family (n) distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
banana family (n) treelike tropical Asian herbs
barberry family (n) shrubs or herbs
basal body temperature method of family planning (n) 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
bean-caper family (n) small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
beech family (n) chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
begonia family (n) monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
bellflower family (n) family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
birch family (n) monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
bird family (n) a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
birthwort family (n) family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
bladdernut family (n) a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
bladderwort family (n) carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea
bloodwort family (n) some genera placed in family Liliaceae
borage family (n) a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
box family (n) widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
brass family (n) (music) the family of brass instruments
broomrape family (n) brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
buckbean family (n) a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
buckthorn family (n) trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
buckwheat family (n) a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
bur-reed family (n) coextensive with the genus Sparganium
buttercup family (n) a family of Ranunculaceae
cactus family (n) constituting the order Opuntiales
calycanthus family (n) shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
canella family (n) one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies
caper family (n) a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
carnation family (n) large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
carpetweed family (n) succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
carrot family (n) plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
caryophylloid dicot family (n) family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
cattail family (n) perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves
chordate family (n) any family in the phylum Chordata
clubmoss family (n) a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales
coelenterate family (n) a family of coelenterates
combretum family (n) a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
conjugal family (n) a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
corkwood family (n) coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
crowberry family (n) heathlike shrubs
crowfoot family (n) a family of Ranunculaceae
ctenophore family (n) a family of ctenophores
cunonia family (n) trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
custard-apple family (n) chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
cycad family (n) ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids
cypress family (n) cypresses and junipers and many cedars
cyrilla family (n) shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
daphne family (n) family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa
diapensia family (n) north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
dicot family (n) family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
dilleniid dicot family (n) family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
dogbane family (n) chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
dogwood family (n) a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
duckweed family (n) family of small free-floating thalloid plants
ebony family (n) fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
echinoderm family (n) a family of echinoderms
eelgrass family (n) used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae
elaeocarpus family (n) genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
elm family (n) a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
epacris family (n) Australasian shrubs or small trees
evening-primrose family (n) a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
extended family (n) a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
family Acanthaceae (n) widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
family Acanthisittidae (n) alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
family Acanthuridae (n) surgeonfishes
family Acaridae (n) mites
family Accipitridae (n) hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
family Aceraceae (n) a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
family Acipenseridae (n) sturgeons
family Acrididae (n) short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
family Actinidiaceae (n) tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines
family Actinomycetaceae (n) filamentous anaerobic bacteria
family Adelgidae (n) plant lice
family Adiantaceae (n) used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)
family Aegypiidae (n) in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae
family Aepyornidae (n) coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes
family Agamidae (n) an Old World reptile family of Sauria
family Agaricaceae (n) large family including many familiar mushrooms
family Agavaceae (n) chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
family Agonidae (n) poachers
family Ailuropodidae (n) in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas
family Aizoaceae (n) succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
family Akeridae (n) bubble shells
family Alaudidae (n) larks
family Albuginaceae (n) fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants
family Albulidae (n) bonefish
family Alcedinidae (n) kingfishers
family Alcidae (n) web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
family Aleyrodidae (n) whiteflies
family Alismataceae (n) perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
family Alliaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
family Alligatoridae (n) alligators; caimans
family Allioniaceae (n) a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
family Aloeaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
family Alopiidae (n) thresher sharks
family Alstroemeriaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
family Amaranthaceae (n) cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
family Amaryllidaceae (n) snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
family Ambrosiaceae (n) in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds
family Ambystomatidae (n) New World salamanders
family Ameiuridae (n) North American catfishes
family Amiidae (n) only the bowfins
family Ammodytidae (n) sand lances
family Amphioxidae (n) lancelets
family Amphisbaenidae (n) worm lizards
family Amphiumidae (n) congo snakes
family Amygdalaceae (n) used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
family Anabantidae (n) small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia
family Anacardiaceae (n) 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 Anarhichadidae (n) wolffishes
family Anatidae (n) swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks
family Ancylidae (n) freshwater gastropod
family Ancylostomatidae (n) hookworms
family Andrenidae (n) a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground
family Anguidae (n) alligator lizards
family Anguillidae (n) eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn
family Anhimidae (n) screamers
family Anhingidae (n) snakebirds
family Anniellidae (n) legless lizards
family Annonaceae (n) chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
family Anobiidae (n) deathwatch beetles
family Anomalopidae (n) a family of fish including: flashlight fishes
family Anomiidae (n) saddle oysters
family Antedonidae (n) feather stars
family Antennariidae (n) frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers
family Anthocerotaceae (n) hornworts
family Antilocapridae (n) comprising only the pronghorns
family Aphididae (n) small soft-bodied plant lice
family Aphyllanthaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
family Apiaceae (n) plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
family Apidae (n) honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees
family Aplodontiidae (n) mountain beavers
family Aplysiidae (n) sea hares
family Apocynaceae (n) chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs
family Apodidae (n) swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes
family Apogonidae (n) bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth
family Apterygidae (n) coextensive with the order Apterygiformes
family Aquifoliaceae (n) widely distributed shrubs and trees
family Araceae (n) anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
family Araliaceae (n) mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
family Araucariaceae (n) tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae
family Arcellidae (n) soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution
family Arcidae (n) ark shells
family Arctiidae (n) tiger moths
family Ardeidae (n) herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns
family Arecaceae (n) 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 Argasidae (n) soft ticks
family Argentinidae (n) small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts
family Argiopidae (n) spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
family Argonautidae (n) represented solely by the genus Argonauta
family Ariidae (n) sea catfishes
family Aristolochiaceae (n) family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
family Armadillidiidae (n) pill bugs
family Artamidae (n) wood swallows
family Ascaphidae (n) family of one species of frog: tailed frog
family Ascaridae (n) large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates
family Asclepiadaceae (n) widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
family Asilidae (n) robber flies
family Asparagaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
family Aspergillaceae (n) family of fungi including some common molds
family Asphodelaceae (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
family Aspleniaceae (n) one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria
family Astacidae (n) crayfish
family Asteraceae (n) plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
family Atherinidae (n) small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water
family Athiorhodaceae (n) small motile sulphur bacteria
family Athyriaceae (n) alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
family Atrichornithidae (n) scrubbirds
family Atropidae (n) booklice
family Aulostomidae (n) trumpetfishes
family Auriculariaceae (n) fungi having gelatinous sporophores
family Avicenniaceae (n) used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia
family Azollaceae (n) used in some classifications for the genus Azolla
family Babesiidae (n) piroplasms and cattle pathogens
family Bacillaceae (n) typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores
family Bacteroidaceae (n) family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes
family Balaenicipitidae (n) shoebills
family Balaenidae (n) right whales
family Balaenopteridae (n) rorquals; blue whales
family Balanidae (n) stalkless barnacles
family Balistidae (n) triggerfishes
family Balsaminaceae (n) distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers
family Bangiaceae (n) a family of protoctist
family Bathyergidae (n) mole rats; sand rats
family Batidaceae (n) family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
family Batrachoididae (n) toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
family Begoniaceae (n) monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America
family Belemnitidae (n) family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods
family Belonidae (n) ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars
family Belostomatidae (n) water bugs
family Bennettitaceae (n) a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
family Berberidaceae (n) shrubs or herbs
family Betulaceae (n) monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)
family Bible (n) a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births
family Bignoniaceae (n) trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
family Bittacidae (n) a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera
family Blastodiaceae (n) a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales
family Blattidae (n) domestic cockroaches
family Blechnaceae (n) 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
family Blenniidae (n) a family of fish including: combtooth blennies
family Boidae (n) boas and pythons
family Boletaceae (n) family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other
family Bombacaceae (n) tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds
family Bombycidae (n) Chinese silkworm moth
family Bombycillidae (n) a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
family Bombyliidae (n) bee flies
family Boraginaceae (n) a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit
family Bothidae (n) a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
family Bovidae (n) true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats
family Bradypodidae (n) a family of edentates comprising the true sloths
family Bramidae (n) deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas
family Branchiobdellidae (n) small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches
family Branchiostegidae (n) small family of marine fishes having covered gills
family Branchiostomidae (n) lancelets
family Brassicaceae (n) a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
family Brevicipitidae (n) narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
family Bromeliaceae (n) a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
family Brotulidae (n) chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae
family Bruchidae (n) seed beetles
family Bryaceae (n) a family of acrocarpous mosses
family Buccinidae (n) whelks
family Bucconidae (n) puffbirds
family Bucerotidae (n) hornbills
family Bufonidae (n) true toads
family Burhinidae (n) large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews
family Burmanniaceae (n) family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
family Burseraceae (n) resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
family business (n) a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family
family Buxaceae (n) widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees
family Cactaceae (n) constituting the order Opuntiales
family Caeciliadae (n) coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
family Caeciliidae (n) coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
family Caenolestidae (n) small marsupials of southern South America
family Caesalpiniaceae (n) spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Callionymidae (n) dragonets
family Calliphoridae (n) blowflies
family Callithricidae (n) marmosets
family Callitrichaceae (n) dicot aquatic herbs
family Calostomataceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales
family Calycanthaceae (n) shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
family Camelidae (n) camels and llamas and vicunas
family Campanulaceae (n) family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae
family Cancridae (n) many of the best known edible crabs
family Canellaceae (n) one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies
family Canidae (n) dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes
family Cannabidaceae (n) 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
family Cannaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Canna
family Capitonidae (n) barbets
family Capparidaceae (n) a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia
family Caprifoliaceae (n) shrubs and small trees and woody vines
family Caprimulgidae (n) goatsuckers
family Caproidae (n) boarfishes
family Capromyidae (n) coypus
family Capsidae (n) leaf bugs
family Carabidae (n) ground beetles
family Carangidae (n) large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas
family Carapidae (n) pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae
family Carcharhinidae (n) largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks
family Carchariidae (n) sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
family Cardiidae (n) somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
family Cariamidae (n) crane-like South American wading birds
family Caricaceae (n) trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
family Carpinaceae (n) used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis
family Caryocaraceae (n) small genus of tropical South American trees
family Caryophyllaceae (n) large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
family Castoridae (n) beavers
family Casuaridae (n) a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries
family Casuarinaceae (n) one genus: genus Casuarina
family Cathartidae (n) condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures
family Catostomidae (n) suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae
family Caviidae (n) a family of Hystricomorpha
family Cebidae (n) all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
family Cecidomyidae (n) gall midges
family Cecropiaceae (n) in some classifications included in family Moraceae
family Celastraceae (n) trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
family Centrarchidae (n) sunfish family
family Centriscidae (n) shrimpfishes
family Centropomidae (n) a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos
family Cephalobidae (n) a family of Nematoda
family Cephalotaceae (n) a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus
family Cephalotaxaceae (n) a family of Cephalotaxaceae
family Cerambycidae (n) long-horned beetles
family Ceratodontidae (n) lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth
family Ceratophyllaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts
family Ceratopogonidae (n) biting midges; sand flies
family Ceratopsidae (n) American ceratopsian dinosaurs
family Ceratostomataceae (n) fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks
family Cercidiphyllaceae (n) one genus
family Cercopidae (n) froghoppers or spittlebugs
family Cercopithecidae (n) Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey
family Certhiidae (n) creepers
family Cervidae (n) deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer
family Cestidae (n) coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body
family Cetorhinidae (n) in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
family Chaetodontidae (n) butterfly fishes
family Chalcidae (n) an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
family Chalcididae (n) an arthropod family including: chalcidflies
family Chamaeleonidae (n) Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
family Chamaeleontidae (n) Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
family Characeae (n) green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts
family Characidae (n) tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America
family Characinidae (n) former name of the Characidae
family Charadriidae (n) plover family
family Chelonidae (n) green turtles; hawksbills
family Cheloniidae (n) green turtles; hawksbills
family Chelydridae (n) snapping turtles
family Chenopodiaceae (n) includes spinach and beets
family Chermidae (n) jumping plant lice
family Chimaeridae (n) a family of Holocephali
family Chinchillidae (n) small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents
family Chironomidae (n) midges
family Chlamydiaceae (n) Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates
family Chlamydomonadaceae (n) green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome
family Chloranthaceae (n) small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees
family Chlorophthalmidae (n) small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes
family Chrysochloridae (n) golden moles
family Chrysomelidae (n) leaf beetles
family Chrysopidae (n) green lacewings
family Chytridiaceae (n) a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales
family Cicadellidae (n) leafhoppers
family Cicadidae (n) cicadas
family Cichlidae (n) cichlids
family Cicindelidae (n) tiger beetles
family Ciconiidae (n) storks
family Cimicidae (n) wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects
family Cinclidae (n) water ouzels
family circle (n) rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
family Cistaceae (n) shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
family Cladoniaceae (n) a family of lichens
family Clathraceae (n) family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns
family Clavariaceae (n) fleshy fungi: coral fungi
family Cleridae (n) beetles that prey on other insects
family Clethraceae (n) coextensive with the genus Clethra
family Clinidae (n) viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas
family Clupeidae (n) herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
family Clusiaceae (n) widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
family Cobitidae (n) loaches
family Coccidae (n) scale insects
family Coccinellidae (n) the ladybugs
family Coerebidae (n) the honeycreepers
family Colchicaceae (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: genera Colchicum and Gloriosa
family Colubridae (n) nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species
family Columbidae (n) doves and pigeons
family Comatulidae (n) former usage synonymous with Antedonidae
family Combretaceae (n) a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales
family Commelinaceae (n) large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
family Compositae (n) plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
family Congridae (n) marine eels
family Connaraceae (n) mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
family Convallariaceae (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
family Convolvulaceae (n) morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
family Coprinaceae (n) used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus
family Coraciidae (n) rollers
family Cordaitaceae (n) chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus
family Cordylidae (n) small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards
family Coregonidae (n) soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae
family Coreidae (n) squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs
family Corixidae (n) water bugs
family Cornaceae (n) a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba, Cornus, Corokia, Curtisia, Griselinia, Helwingia
family Cortinariaceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
family Corvidae (n) crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay
family Corydalidae (n) dobsons
family Corylaceae (n) used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus
family Corynebacteriaceae (n) a large family of mostly Gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
family Coryphaenidae (n) large active pelagic percoid fish
family Cotingidae (n) cotingas; umbrella birds
family Cottidae (n) sculpins
family court (n) a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
family Cracidae (n) curassows; guans; chachalacas
family Cracticidae (n) Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae
family Crangonidae (n) shrimps
family Crassulaceae (n) succulent shrubs and herbs
family Cricetidae (n) mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters
family Crocodylidae (n) true crocodiles
family Crotalidae (n) New World vipers: pit vipers
family Cruciferae (n) a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
family Cryptobranchidae (n) large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders
family Cryptocercidae (n) a family of Blattodea
family Cryptogrammataceae (n) one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
family Ctenizidae (n) large burrowing spiders
family Cuculidae (n) includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner
family Cucurbitaceae (n) a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
family Culicidae (n) mosquitoes
family Cunoniaceae (n) trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere
family Cupressaceae (n) cypresses and junipers and many cedars
family Curculionidae (n) true weevils: snout beetles
family Cuterebridae (n) New World botflies
family Cyatheaceae (n) tropical tree ferns
family Cycadaceae (n) ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids
family Cyclopteridae (n) lumpfishes
family Cymatiidae (n) tritons
family Cynipidae (n) a family of Hymenoptera
family Cynocephalidae (n) a family of Dermoptera
family Cynoglossidae (n) tonguefishes
family Cyperaceae (n) bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
family Cypraeidae (n) family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries
family Cyprinidae (n) a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace
family Cyprinodontidae (n) large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies
family Cyrilliaceae (n) shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
family Dacninae (n) the honeycreepers
family Dacrymycetaceae (n) a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa
family Dactylopiidae (n) cochineal insects
family Dactylopteridae (n) flying gurnards
family Dactyloscopidae (n) sand stargazers
family Danaidae (n) small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies
family Dasyatidae (n) sting rays
family Dasypodidae (n) armadillos
family Dasyproctidae (n) agoutis and pacas
family Dasyuridae (n) dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
family Dasyurinae (n) dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils
family Daubentoniidae (n) comprising solely the aye-aye
family Davalliaceae (n) one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
family Delphinidae (n) dolphins
family Dematiaceae (n) family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia
family Dendrocolaptidae (n) woodhewers or woodcreepers
family Dennstaedtiaceae (n) one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
family Dermestidae (n) carpet beetles
family Dermochelyidae (n) sea turtles
family Desmidiaceae (n) unicellular algae
family Desmodontidae (n) true vampire bats
family Diapensiaceae (n) north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales
family Diaspididae (n) armored scales
family Dicamptodontidae (n) large and small highly aquatic salamanders
family Dicksoniaceae (n) tree ferns: genera Dicksonia, Cibotium, Culcita, and Thyrsopteris elegans
family Dicranaceae (n) mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome
family Didelphidae (n) opossums
family Dilleniaceae (n) chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia
family Dinornithidae (n) moas
family Diodontidae (n) spiny puffers
family Diomedeidae (n) albatrosses
family Dioscoreaceae (n) yams
family Dipodidae (n) Old World jerboas
family Dipsacaceae (n) chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads
family Dipterocarpaceae (n) chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins
family Discoglossidae (n) family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue
family doctor (n) a general practitioner who treats all the family members
family Doliolidae (n) oceanic tunicates
family Dracunculidae (n) greatly elongated roundworm
family Drepanididae (n) Hawaiian honeycreepers
family Dromaeosauridae (n) swift-running bipedal dinosaurs
family Droseraceae (n) a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
family Drosophilidae (n) fruit flies
family Dryopteridaceae (n) alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
family Dugongidae (n) a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow
family Dytiscidae (n) water beetles
family Ebenaceae (n) fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon
family Echeneidae (n) fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
family Echeneididae (n) fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships
family Edaphosauridae (n) a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria
family Eimeriidae (n) a family of protoctist in the order Coccidia
family Elaeagnaceae (n) shrubs or small trees often armed
family Elaeocarpaceae (n) genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
family Elapidae (n) cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes
family Elateridae (n) click beetles and certain fireflies
family Electrophoridae (n) small family comprising the electric eels
family Eleotridae (n) sleepers
family Elephantidae (n) elephants
family Elopidae (n) tarpons and ladyfishes
family Embiotocidae (n) viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes
family Empetraceae (n) heathlike shrubs
family Emydidae (n) box and water turtles
family Endamoebidae (n) a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract
family Engraulidae (n) anchovies
family Enterobacteriaceae (n) a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
family Entolomataceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
family Entomophthoraceae (n) mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects
family Epacridaceae (n) Australasian shrubs or small trees
family Ephedraceae (n) ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae
family Ephemeridae (n) mayflies
family Ephippidae (n) small family comprising the spadefishes
family Equidae (n) horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals
family Equisetaceae (n) sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies
family Erethizontidae (n) New World arboreal porcupines
family Ericaceae (n) heathers
family Erinaceidae (n) true hedgehogs
family Eriocaulaceae (n) chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts
family Erysiphaceae (n) family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews
family Erythroxylaceae (n) a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit
family Eschrichtiidae (n) comprising only the grey whales
family Esocidae (n) pikes; pickerels; muskellunges
family Euglenaceae (n) considered green algae
family Euphorbiaceae (n) a family of plants of order Geraniales
family Eurylaimidae (n) coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi
family Exocoetidae (n) flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks
family Fabaceae (n) a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
family Fagaceae (n) chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus
family Falconidae (n) a family of birds of the order Falconiformes
family Fasciolidae (n) a family of Trematoda
family Felidae (n) cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers
family Filariidae (n) threadlike roundworms
family Fissurellidae (n) marine limpets
family Fistulariidae (n) cornetfishes
family Fistulinaceae (n) 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
family Flacourtiaceae (n) chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
family Forficulidae (n) typical earwigs
family Formicariidae (n) antbirds
family Formicidae (n) ants
family Fouquieriaceae (n) small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States
family Fregatidae (n) frigate birds
family Fringillidae (n) finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings
family Fucaceae (n) small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds
family Fulgoridae (n) plant hoppers: lantern flies
family Fumariaceae (n) erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
family Funkaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
family Furnariidae (n) e.g. ovenbirds
family Gadidae (n) large family of important mostly marine food fishes
family Galbulidae (n) jacamars
family Gasterophilidae (n) horse botflies
family Gasterosteidae (n) sticklebacks
family Gavialidae (n) gavials
family Gavidae (n) loon family
family Geastraceae (n) a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales
family Gekkonidae (n) geckos
family Gelechiidae (n) important economic pests
family Gempylidae (n) snake mackerels
family Gentianaceae (n) chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
family Geoglossaceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales
family Geometridae (n) measuring worms
family Geomyidae (n) North American pocket gophers
family Geophilidae (n) small extremely elongate centipedes that live in earth
family Geraniaceae (n) chiefly herbaceous plants
family Gerreidae (n) mojarras
family Gerridae (n) mojarras
family Gerrididae (n) an arthropod family that includes water striders
family Gesneriaceae (n) large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
family Gigartinaceae (n) a family of protoctist
family Ginkgoaceae (n) constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms
family Giraffidae (n) giraffes
family Glareolidae (n) Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers
family Gleicheniaceae (n) a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales
family Gliridae (n) dormice and other Old World forms
family Globigerinidae (n) a family of protoctists
family Glossinidae (n) flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies
family Gnetaceae (n) plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as genus Gnetum
family Gobiesocidae (n) clingfishes
family Gobiidae (n) gobies
family Gomphotheriidae (n) elephants extinct since the Pleistocene
family Gonorhynchidae (n) coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus
family Goodeniaceae (n) a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
family Gracilariidae (n) leaf miners
family Graminaceae (n) the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
family Gramineae (n) the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
family Grossulariaceae (n) in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
family Gruidae (n) cranes
family Gryllidae (n) crickets
family Guttiferae (n) widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
family Gyrinidae (n) whirligig beetles
family Hadrosauridae (n) duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous
family Haematopodidae (n) oystercatchers
family Haemodoraceae (n) some genera placed in family Liliaceae
family Haemoproteidae (n) bird parasites
family Haemulidae (n) grunts
family Halictidae (n) a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture
family Haliotidae (n) abalones
family Haloragaceae (n) a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
family Haloragidaceae (n) a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
family Hamamelidaceae (n) comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
family Helicidae (n) land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
family Helodermatidae (n) only known venomous lizards
family Helotiaceae (n) a fungus family of order Helotiales
family Helvellaceae (n) family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous
family Hemerobiidae (n) brown lacewings
family Hemerocallidaceae (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
family Hemiprocnidae (n) tree swifts
family Hemiramphidae (n) halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide
family Heteromyidae (n) 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
family Hexagrammidae (n) greenlings
family Hexanchidae (n) primitive sharks
family Hippoboscidae (n) winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies
family Hippocastanaceae (n) trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
family Hippopotamidae (n) hippopotami
family Hipposideridae (n) Old World leafnose bats
family Hirudinidae (n) a family of Hirudinea
family Hirundinidae (n) swallows and martins
family history (n) 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
family Holocentridae (n) squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
family Holothuridae (n) a family of Holothuroidea
family Homaridae (n) large-clawed lobsters
family Hominidae (n) modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man
family Hostaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
family Hyacinthaceae (n) one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
family Hyaenidae (n) hyenas
family Hydnaceae (n) tooth fungi
family Hydnoraceae (n) a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants
family Hydrangeaceae (n) sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
family Hydrobatidae (n) storm petrels
family Hydrocharidaceae (n) simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
family Hydrocharitaceae (n) simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
family Hydrochoeridae (n) capybara
family Hydrophidae (n) sea snakes
family Hydrophyllaceae (n) perennial woodland herbs
family Hygrophoraceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance
family Hylidae (n) the amphibian family of tree frogs
family Hylobatidae (n) used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
family Hymenophyllaceae (n) terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
family Hypericaceae (n) used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae
family Hyperodontidae (n) beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
family Hypocreaceae (n) family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales
family Hypodermatidae (n) warble flies
family Hypoxidaceae (n) in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
family Hystricidae (n) Old World porcupines
family Ibidiidae (n) ibises
family Ichneumonidae (n) ichneumon flies
family Ichthyosauridae (n) later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres
family Icteridae (n) American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks
family Iguania (n) New World lizards
family Iguanidae (n) New World lizards
family Iguanodontidae (n) iguanodons
family Indicatoridae (n) honey guides
family Indriidae (n) a family of Lemuroidea
family Ipidae (n) large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
family Irenidae (n) a family of birds of the suborder Oscines
family Iridaceae (n) large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
family Isoetaceae (n) quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes
family Istiophoridae (n) sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins
family Isuridae (n) in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae
family Ixodidae (n) hard ticks
family Jassidae (n) family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications
family jewels (n) external male sex organs
family Juglandaceae (n) trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
family Juncaceae (n) tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
family Juncaginaceae (n) a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
family Jungermanniaceae (n) comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales
family Kalotermitidae (n) primitive termites of warm regions
family Kasuwonidae (n) in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
family Kinosternidae (n) mud turtles; musk turtles
family Kyphosidae (n) sea chubs
family Labiatae (n) 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 Labridae (n) wrasses
family Lacertidae (n) Old World lizards
family Lactobacillaceae (n) lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
family Lactobacteriaceae (n) lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
family Lamiaceae (n) 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 Laminariaceae (n) large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
family Lamnidae (n) oceanic sharks
family Lampridae (n) opahs
family Lampyridae (n) fireflies
family Laniidae (n) shrikes
family Lanthanotidae (n) stout-bodied lizards
family Lardizabalaceae (n) thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
family Laricariidae (n) armored catfish
family Laridae (n) gull family: gulls and terns
family Lasiocampidae (n) tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths
family Latimeridae (n) extinct except for the coelacanth
family Lauraceae (n) a family of Lauraceae
family Lecanoraceae (n) a fungus family of the division Lichenes
family Lecythidaceae (n) large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
family Leguminosae (n) a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
family Leiopelmatidae (n) primitive New Zealand frogs
family Leitneriaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order
family Lemnaceae (n) family of small free-floating thalloid plants
family Lemuridae (n) typical lemurs; of Madagascar
family Lennoaceae (n) family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico
family Lentibulariaceae (n) carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea
family Lepadidae (n) goose barnacles
family Lepidobotryaceae (n) 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
family Lepidodendraceae (n) fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk
family Lepiotaceae (n) a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk
family Lepismatidae (n) firebrats
family Lepisosteidae (n) comprises the genus Lepisosteus
family Leporidae (n) hares and rabbits
family Leptodactylidae (n) New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
family Leptotyphlopidae (n) blind snakes
family Liliaceae (n) 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 Limacidae (n) slugs
family Limulidae (n) horseshoe crabs
family Linaceae (n) a widely distributed family of plants
family line (n) people descended from a common ancestor
family Liopelmidae (n) primitive New Zealand frogs
family Liparidae (n) snailfishes
family Liparididae (n) snailfishes
family Lithodidae (n) deep-sea crabs of cold waters
family Littorinidae (n) periwinkles
family Loasaceae (n) family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia
family Lobeliaceae (n) not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
family Lobotidae (n) tripletails
family Locustidae (n) short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts
family Loganiaceae (n) a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
family Lomariopsidaceae (n) small family of usually scandent ferns
family Lophiidae (n) large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
family Lophosoriaceae (n) very small family of tree ferns
family Loranthaceae (n) 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 Lorisidae (n) slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless
family Loxomataceae (n) very small family of New Zealand ferns
family Lucanidae (n) stag beetles
family Lutjanidae (n) snappers
family Luvaridae (n) louvars
family Lycaenidae (n) family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs
family Lycoperdaceae (n) a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs
family Lycopodiaceae (n) a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales
family Lycosidae (n) wolf spiders
family Lygaeidae (n) lygaeid bugs
family Lymantriidae (n) tussock moths
family Lythraceae (n) herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
family Machilidae (n) jumping bristletails
family Macropodidae (n) kangaroos; wallabies
family Macrorhamphosidae (n) bellows fishes
family Macrouridae (n) grenadiers
family Macruridae (n) grenadiers
family Magnoliaceae (n) subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
family Majidae (n) spider crabs
family Malacanthidae (n) short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored
family Malpighiaceae (n) tropical shrubs or trees
family Malvaceae (n) herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
family Mammutidae (n) extinct family: mastodons
family man (n) a man whose family is of major importance in his life
family Manidae (n) coextensive with the order Pholidota
family Manteidae (n) mantises
family Mantidae (n) mantises
family Mantispidae (n) mantispids
family Marantaceae (n) tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
family Marattiaceae (n) constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds
family Marchantiaceae (n) liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli
family Marsileaceae (n) clover ferns
family Martyniaceae (n) in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae
family Mastodontidae (n) extinct family: mastodons
family Mastotermitidae (n) primitive termites
family Mayacaceae (n) a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales
family medicine (n) medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit
family Megachilidae (n) leaf-cutting and mason bees
family Megadermatidae (n) Old World false vampire bats
family Megalonychidae (n) mammal family consisting of the two-toed sloths
family Megalosauridae (n) megalosaurs
family Megapodiidae (n) megapodes
family Megatheriidae (n) extinct ground sloths
family Melampsoraceae (n) rust fungi
family Melanthiaceae (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
family Melastomaceae (n) a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
family Melastomataceae (n) a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
family Meleagrididae (n) turkeys and some extinct forms
family Meliaceae (n) tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
family Meliphagidae (n) honey eaters
family Meloidae (n) blister beetles
family Membracidae (n) plant hoppers: treehoppers
family Menispermaceae (n) herbaceous or woody climbers
family Menuridae (n) lyrebirds
family Menyanthaceae (n) a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales
family Meropidae (n) bee-eaters
family Micrococcaceae (n) 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
family Microdesmidae (n) worm fish
family Microhylidae (n) narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide
family Mimidae (n) sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers
family Mimosaceae (n) family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Miridae (n) leaf bugs
family Mniaceae (n) family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae
family Mobulidae (n) large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas
family Molidae (n) ocean sunfishes
family Molossidae (n) mastiff bats; freetail bats
family Momotidae (n) a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
family Moniliaceae (n) 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
family Monocanthidae (n) filefishes
family Monodontidae (n) narwhals
family Monotropaceae (n) used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes
family Moraceae (n) trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis
family Morchellaceae (n) a family of edible fungi including the true morels
family Motacillidae (n) pipits and wagtails
family Mucoraceae (n) large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products
family Mugilidae (n) grey mullets
family Mullidae (n) goatfishes or red mullets
family Muraenidae (n) marine eels
family Muridae (n) originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches
family Musaceae (n) treelike tropical Asian herbs
family Muscicapidae (n) Old World (true) flycatchers
family Muscidae (n) two-winged flies especially the housefly
family Musophagidae (n) touracos
family Mustelidae (n) weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens
family Mutillidae (n) a family of wasps
family Myacidae (n) soft-shell clams
family Mycetophylidae (n) fungus gnats
family Mycobacteriaceae (n) a family of bacteria
family Mycoplasmataceae (n) pleomorphic Gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals
family Myctophidae (n) deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes
family Myliobatidae (n) eagle rays
family Mylodontidae (n) extinct South American edentates
family Myricaceae (n) constituting the order Myricales
family Myristicaceae (n) family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
family Myrmecophagidae (n) New World anteaters
family Myrmeleontidae (n) antlions
family Myrsinaceae (n) family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
family Myrtaceae (n) trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
family Mysidae (n) small shrimp-like crustaceans
family Mytilidae (n) marine mussels
family Myxinidae (n) slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes
family Myxobacteriaceae (n) bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
family Myxophyceae (n) former terms for Cyanophyceae
family Naiadaceae (n) monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
family Najadaceae (n) monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
family name (n) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
family Naticidae (n) moonshells
family Nautilidae (n) spiral-shelled cephalopods
family Nepenthaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Nepenthes
family Nephropsidae (n) in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae
family Nepidae (n) water scorpions
family Neritidae (n) neritids
family Nidulariaceae (n) bird's-nest fungi
family Nitrobacteriaceae (n) usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria
family Noctuidae (n) cutworms; armyworms
family Nostocaceae (n) blue-green algae
family Notonectidae (n) aquatic carnivorous insects
family Notoryctidae (n) pouched moles
family Nummulitidae (n) a family of fossil protoctists
family Nyctaginaceae (n) a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
family Nymphaeaceae (n) dicot aquatic plants
family Nymphalidae (n) large beautifully colored butterflies
family Nyssaceae (n) a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
family Ochnaceae (n) family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves
family Ochotonidae (n) pikas and extinct forms
family Octopodidae (n) a family of Octopoda
family Odobenidae (n) walruses and extinct forms
family Odontaspididae (n) sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
family Oedogoniaceae (n) filamentous green algae
family Oestridae (n) warble flies
family Ogcocephalidae (n) batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes
family Oleaceae (n) trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
family Oleandraceae (n) one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
family Onagraceae (n) a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
family Oniscidae (n) a family of Isopoda
family Ophidiidae (n) eellike marine fishes
family Ophiodontidae (n) fishes closely related to greenlings
family Ophioglossaceae (n) a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution
family Opisthocomidae (n) comprising the hoatzins
family Opisthognathidae (n) jawfishes
family Orchestiidae (n) beach fleas
family Orchidaceae (n) enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
family Orectolobidae (n) nurse sharks and carpet sharks
family Oriolidae (n) Old World orioles
family Ornithorhynchidae (n) platypus
family Orobanchaceae (n) brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
family Orycteropodidae (n) aardvarks
family Oscillatoriaceae (n) blue green algae
family Osmeridae (n) smelts
family Osmundaceae (n) large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas
family Osteoglossidae (n) a family of large fishes that live in freshwater; includes bandfish and bonytongues
family Ostraciidae (n) boxfishes
family Ostraciontidae (n) boxfishes
family Ostreidae (n) oysters
family Otariidae (n) eared seals: sea lions and fur seals
family Otididae (n) bustards
family Oxalidaceae (n) a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
family Oxyuridae (n) pinworms
family Paeoniaceae (n) perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America
family Paguridae (n) hermit crabs
family Palaemonidae (n) prawns
family Palinuridae (n) spiny lobsters
family Palmaceae (n) 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 (n) 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 Pandanaceae (n) family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus
family Pandionidae (n) ospreys
family Panorpidae (n) a family of insects of the order Mecoptera
family Papaveraceae (n) herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
family Papilionacea (n) leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
family Paradisaeidae (n) birds of paradise
family Paridae (n) titmice and chickadees
family Parkeriaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae
family Parmeliaceae (n) a family of lichens
family Parulidae (n) New World warblers
family Passeridae (n) true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds
family Passifloraceae (n) tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
family Patellidae (n) marine limpets
family Pectinidae (n) scallops
family Pedaliaceae (n) the family of plants of order Polemoniales
family Pediculidae (n) true lice: human lice and related forms
family Pelecanidae (n) pelicans
family Pelecanoididae (n) diving petrels
family Pelobatidae (n) the amphibian family of spadefoot toads
family Pempheridae (n) sweepers
family Peneidae (n) tropical prawns
family Pennatulidae (n) sea pens
family Peramelidae (n) bandicoots
family Percidae (n) active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches
family Percophidae (n) percoid flatheads
family Peridiniidae (n) marine and freshwater dinoflagellates
family Peripatidae (n) a family of Onychophora
family Peripatopsidae (n) a family of Onychophora
family Peronosporaceae (n) parasitic fungi: downy mildews
family Pertusariaceae (n) a fungus family of division Lichenes
family Petromyzontidae (n) lampreys
family Pezizaceae (n) large family comprising many typical cup fungi
family Phaethontidae (n) tropicbirds
family Phalacrocoracidae (n) cormorants
family Phalangeridae (n) phalangers; koalas
family Phalangiidae (n) a family of Phalangida
family Phalaropidae (n) phalaropes
family Phallaceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns
family Phasianidae (n) pheasants; quails; partridges
family Phasmatidae (n) stick insects
family Phasmidae (n) stick insects
family Phillidae (n) leaf insects
family Phocidae (n) earless seals
family Phoenicopteridae (n) flamingos
family Phoeniculidae (n) wood hoopoes
family Pholadidae (n) a family of Bivalvia
family Pholidae (n) a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea
family Pholididae (n) a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea
family Phthiriidae (n) crab lice
family Phyllidae (n) leaf insects
family Phyllocladaceae (n) a family of Phyllocladaceae
family Phyllostomatidae (n) New World leaf-nosed bats
family Phyllostomidae (n) New World leaf-nosed bats
family Phylloxeridae (n) plant lice
family Physeteridae (n) sperm whales
family Physidae (n) freshwater snails
family Phytolaccaceae (n) chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
family Picidae (n) woodpeckers
family Pieridae (n) arthropod family including cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies
family Pinaceae (n) a family of Pinaceae
family Pinnotheridae (n) tiny soft-bodied crabs
family Piperaceae (n) tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
family Pipidae (n) tongueless frogs
family Pipridae (n) manakins
family Pittidae (n) pittas
family planning (n) limiting the number of children born
family Plantaginaceae (n) cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds
family Plasmodiidae (n) malaria parasites
family Plasmodiophoraceae (n) family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants
family Plataleidae (n) spoonbills
family Platanaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
family Platanistidae (n) river dolphins
family Platycephalidae (n) scorpaenoid flatheads
family Plethodontidae (n) small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults
family Pleurobrachiidae (n) sea gooseberries
family Pleuronectidae (n) righteye flounders
family Ploceidae (n) weaverbirds
family Plumbaginaceae (n) perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
family Pluteaceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
family Poaceae (n) the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
family Podargidae (n) frogmouths
family Podicipedidae (n) coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes
family Podocarpaceae (n) gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
family Poeciliidae (n) topminnows
family Polemoniaceae (n) a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
family Polyangiaceae (n) bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung
family Polygalaceae (n) trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
family Polygonaceae (n) a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
family Polynemidae (n) threadfins
family Polyodontidae (n) paddlefishes
family Polypedatidae (n) Old World tree frogs
family Polypodiaceae (n) 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)
family Polyporaceae (n) fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees
family Pomacentridae (n) damselfishes
family Pomatomidae (n) food and game fishes related to pompanos
family Pongidae (n) usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
family Pontederiaceae (n) aquatic or bog plants
family Porcellionidae (n) sow bugs
family Portulacaceae (n) family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
family Portunidae (n) swimming crabs
family Potamogalidae (n) otter shrews
family Potamogetonaceae (n) plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae
family practice (n) medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit
family Priacanthidae (n) small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas
family Primulaceae (n) a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
family Pristidae (n) large primitive rays with elongated snouts
family Procaviidae (n) includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea
family Procellariidae (n) petrels; fulmars; shearwaters
family Procyonidae (n) raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas
family Proteaceae (n) large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
family Proteidae (n) mud puppies
family Prunellidae (n) hedge sparrow
family Pseudococcidae (n) scalelike insects: mealybugs
family Pseudomonodaceae (n) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens
family Psilophytaceae (n) Paleozoic plants
family Psilotaceae (n) small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves
family Psittacidae (n) coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
family Psocidae (n) a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice
family Psophiidae (n) trumpeters
family Psychodidae (n) very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies
family Psyllidae (n) jumping plant lice
family Pteridaceae (n) 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
family Pteriidae (n) pearl oysters
family Pteroclididae (n) sandgrouses
family Pterodactylidae (n) a reptile family in the order Pterosauria
family Ptilonorhynchidae (n) bowerbirds
family Pucciniaceae (n) large important family of rust fungi
family Pulicidae (n) many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals
family Punicaceae (n) one species: pomegranates
family Pygopodidae (n) Australian and Tasmanian lizards
family Pyralidae (n) bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
family Pyralididae (n) bee moths; corn borers; flour moths
family Pyrolaceae (n) evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia
family Pyrrhocoridae (n) firebugs
family Pythiaceae (n) fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores
family Pythonidae (n) in some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas
family Rachycentridae (n) family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia
family Rafflesiaceae (n) a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
family Rajidae (n) bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates
family Rallidae (n) rails; crakes; gallinules; coots
family Ramphastidae (n) toucans
family Ranidae (n) a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs
family Ranunculaceae (n) a family of Ranunculaceae
family Rapateaceae (n) South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae
family Raphidae (n) extinct dodos and solitaires
family Raphidiidae (n) a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies
family Recurvirostridae (n) long-legged shorebirds
family Reduviidae (n) assassin bugs
family Regalecidae (n) ribbonfishes
family relationship (n) (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption
family Resedaceae (n) mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette
family Rhamnaceae (n) trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value
family Rheidae (n) a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes
family Rhincodontidae (n) small-toothed sharks comprising only one species
family Rhinobatidae (n) primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies
family Rhinocerotidae (n) rhinoceroses
family Rhinolophidae (n) Old World leaf-nosed bats
family Rhinotermitidae (n) large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions
family Rhiptoglossa (n) Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria
family Rhizobiaceae (n) a small family of rod-shaped bacteria
family Rhizophoraceae (n) trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
family Rhizopogonaceae (n) a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores
family Rhodymeniaceae (n) a family of protoctist
family Rhyniaceae (n) primitive plants of the Paleozoic
family Rickettsiaceae (n) microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates
family Roccellaceae (n) a fungus family of division Lichenes
family room (n) a recreation room in a private house
family Roridulaceae (n) in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae
family Rosaceae (n) a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
family Rubiaceae (n) widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
family Ruscaceae (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
family Russulaceae (n) used in some classification systems for the genus Russula
family Rutaceae (n) 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 Rynchopidae (n) coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers
family Saccharomycetaceae (n) family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates
family Sagittariidae (n) secretary birds
family Salamandridae (n) salamanders
family Salicaceae (n) two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
family Salmonidae (n) salmon and trout
family Salpidae (n) a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea
family Salvadoraceae (n) a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
family Salviniaceae (n) water ferns
family Santalaceae (n) chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
family Sapindaceae (n) chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
family Sapotaceae (n) tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
family Sarcoptidae (n) small whitish mites
family Sarcoscyphaceae (n) family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales
family Sarraceniaceae (n) insectivorous plants
family Saturniidae (n) important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known
family Satyridae (n) a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods
family Saururaceae (n) family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
family Saxifragaceae (n) 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
family Scarabaeidae (n) scarab or dung beetles
family Scaridae (n) parrotfishes
family Scheuchzeriaceae (n) a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales
family Schistosomatidae (n) a family of Trematoda
family Schizaeaceae (n) small family of mainly tropical ferns
family Schizophyceae (n) former terms for Cyanophyceae
family Schizosaccharomycetaceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales
family Sciadopityaceae (n) family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae
family Sciaenidae (n) warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout
family Sciaridae (n) fungus gnats
family Scincidae (n) skinks
family Sciuridae (n) a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
family Sclerodermataceae (n) a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs
family Sclerotiniaceae (n) a fungus family of order Helotiales
family Scolopacidae (n) sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
family Scolytidae (n) large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
family Scomberesocidae (n) only sauries
family Scombresocidae (n) only sauries
family Scombridae (n) marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna
family Scorpaenidae (n) scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes
family Scrophulariaceae (n) 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
family Scutigeridae (n) a family of Chilopoda
family Scyliorhinidae (n) small bottom-dwelling sharks
family Secotiaceae (n) 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
family Selaginellaceae (n) lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses
family Sepiidae (n) true cuttlefishes
family Septobasidiaceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
family Serranidae (n) marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish
family Sialidae (n) an arthropod family including: alderflies
family Sillaginidae (n) small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia
family Siluridae (n) Old World catfishes
family Simaroubaceae (n) chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
family Simuliidae (n) blackflies and sand flies
family Sirenidae (n) sirens
family Sisyridae (n) an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies
family Sittidae (n) nuthatches
family Solanaceae (n) 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 Soleidae (n) soles
family Solenidae (n) razor clams
family Soricidae (n) shrews
family Spalacidae (n) mole rats
family Sparganiaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Sparganium
family Sparidae (n) porgies; scups
family Sphaeriaceae (n) parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia
family Sphaerobolaceae (n) monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity
family Sphaerocarpaceae (n) liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales
family Sphecidae (n) mud daubers; some digger wasps
family Spheniscidae (n) comprising all existing penguins
family Sphingidae (n) hawkmoths
family Sphyraenidae (n) monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda
family Sphyrnidae (n) hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks
family Spirillaceae (n) rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria
family Spirochaetaceae (n) large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters
family Spirulidae (n) coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications
family Squalidae (n) dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
family Squatinidae (n) bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
family Squillidae (n) crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore
family Staphylaceae (n) a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
family Staphylinidae (n) rove beetles
family Steatornithidae (n) oilbirds
family Stenopelmatidae (n) long-horned grasshoppers
family Stercorariidae (n) jaegers and skuas:
family Sterculiaceae (n) a large family of plants of order Malvales
family Stichaeidae (n) pricklebacks
family Stizidae (n) cicada killers
family Strelitziaceae (n) woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
family Streptomycetaceae (n) higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes
family Strigidae (n) a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes
family Stromateidae (n) butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes
family Strombidae (n) the family of conchs
family Strophariaceae (n) sometimes included in family Agaricaceae
family Struthionidae (n) tall terrestrial birds: ostriches
family Sturnidae (n) Old World starlings
family Styracaceae (n) a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
family Suidae (n) pigs; hogs; boars
family Sulidae (n) gannets and boobies
family Sylviidae (n) in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers
family Symplocaceae (n) a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales
family Synchytriaceae (n) a fungus family of order Chytridiales
family Syngnathidae (n) pipefishes
family Synodontidae (n) soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes
family Tabanidae (n) horseflies
family Taccaceae (n) small family of tropical herbs
family Tachinidae (n) parasites on other insects
family Tachyglossidae (n) echidnas
family Taeniidae (n) a family of Cestoda
family Talpidae (n) moles
family Tamaricaceae (n) family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
family Tapiridae (n) tapirs and extinct related forms
family Tarsiidae (n) coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers
family Taxaceae (n) sometimes classified as member of order Taxales
family Tayassuidae (n) peccaries
family Tecophilaeacea (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
family Teiidae (n) whiptails; etc.
family Tenebrionidae (n) a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
family Tenrecidae (n) tenrecs and extinct related forms
family Tenthredinidae (n) sawflies
family Terebellidae (n) marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies
family Teredinidae (n) shipworms
family Termitidae (n) termites
family Testudinidae (n) land tortoises
family Tethyidae (n) sea hares
family Tetragoniaceae (n) succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
family Tetranychidae (n) plant-feeding mites
family Tetraodontidae (n) puffers
family Tetraonidae (n) grouse
family Tettigoniidae (n) long-horned grasshoppers; katydids
family Theaceae (n) a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales
family Thelephoraceae (n) fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores
family Thelypteridaceae (n) genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others
family Theophrastaceae (n) family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae
family Theraphosidae (n) large tropical spiders; tarantulas
family therapy (n) any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole
family Theridiidae (n) a family of comb-footed spiders
family Thiobacteriaceae (n) free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds
family Thraupidae (n) tanagers
family Threskiornithidae (n) ibises
family Thripidae (n) thrips
family Thymelaeaceae (n) family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa
family Tiliaceae (n) chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
family Tilletiaceae (n) a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster
family Timaliidae (n) babblers
family Tinamidae (n) comprising the tinamous
family Tineidae (n) clothes moths
family Tingidae (n) lace bugs
family Tipulidae (n) crane flies
family Titanosauridae (n) herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous
family Todidae (n) a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes
family Torpedinidae (n) electric rays
family Tortricidae (n) leaf rollers and codling moths
family Toxotidae (n) archerfishes
family Trachipteridae (n) ribbonfishes
family Tragulidae (n) chevrotains
family Trapaceae (n) family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae
family tree (n) successive generations of kin
family Tremellaceae (n) a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally
family Trephritidae (n) fruit flies; some leaf miners
family Treponemataceae (n) small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic
family Triakidae (n) small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins
family Tribonemaceae (n) simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae
family Trichechidae (n) comprising only the manatees
family Trichiuridae (n) cutlassfishes
family Trichodontidae (n) two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud
family Tricholomataceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
family Tridacnidae (n) large marine hard-shell clams
family Triglidae (n) in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins)
family Trilliaceae (n) small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
family Trionychidae (n) soft-shelled turtles
family Triopidae (n) a family of Notostraca
family Trochilidae (n) hummingbirds
family Troglodytidae (n) wrens
family Trogonidae (n) coextensive with the order Trogoniformes
family Trombiculidae (n) mites
family Trombidiidae (n) mites
family Tropaeolaceae (n) coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
family Trypetidae (n) fruit flies; some leaf miners
family Tuberaceae (n) family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple
family Tuberculariaceae (n) large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi
family Tulostomaceae (n) stalked puffballs
family Tulostomataceae (n) stalked puffballs
family Tupaiidae (n) tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
family Turdidae (n) thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae
family Turnicidae (n) small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail
family Tylenchidae (n) a family of Nematoda
family Typhaceae (n) perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves
family Typhlopidae (n) blind snakes
family Tytonidae (n) comprising only the barn owls
family Uintatheriidae (n) an extinct family of Dinocerata
family Ulmaceae (n) a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
family Ulvaceae (n) thin flat or tubular green algae
family Umbelliferae (n) plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill
family Unionidae (n) freshwater mussels found worldwide
family unit (n) primary social group; parents and children
family Upupidae (n) hoopoes
family Uranoscopidae (n) stargazers
family Ursidae (n) bears and extinct related forms
family Urticaceae (n) a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
family Usneaceae (n) fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria
family Ustilaginaceae (n) a fungus family of loose smuts
family Valerianaceae (n) genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
family Varanidae (n) monitor lizards
family Veneridae (n) hard-shell clams
family Verbenaceae (n) family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
family Vespertilionidae (n) the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world
family Vespidae (n) an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps
family Violaceae (n) a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
family Viperidae (n) Old World vipers
family Vireonidae (n) small insectivorous American songbirds
family Viscaceae (n) in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
family Vitaceae (n) a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
family Vittariaceae (n) one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria
family Viverridae (n) genets; civets; mongooses
family Viverrinae (n) genets; civets; mongooses
family Volvariaceae (n) a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales
family Volvocaceae (n) unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates
family Vombatidae (n) wombats
family Welwitschiaceae (n) in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae
family Winteraceae (n) small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae
family Xanthorrhoeaceae (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
family Xantusiidae (n) night lizards
family Xenicidae (n) alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens
family Xenopodidae (n) in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae
family Xenosauridae (n) monotypic family of Mexican lizards
family Xiphiidae (n) comprising the common swordfishes
family Xylariaceae (n) family of fungi characterized by dark brown to black spores
family Xyridaceae (n) plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places
family Zamiaceae (n) a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias
family Zannichelliaceae (n) alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species
family Zapodidae (n) jumping mice
family Zeidae (n) a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi
family Zingiberaceae (n) a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
family Ziphiidae (n) beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
family Zoarcidae (n) eelpouts
family Zosteraceae (n) used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae
family Zygnemataceae (n) pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses
family Zygophyllaceae (n) small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea
fern family (n) families of ferns and fern allies
figwort family (n) 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
fish family (n) any of various families of fish
flacourtia family (n) chiefly tropical trees and shrubs
flax family (n) a widely distributed family of plants
form family (n) (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
foster family (n) the family of a fosterling
four-o'clock family (n) a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
foxglove family (n) 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
frog's-bit family (n) simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
frogbit family (n) simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed
fumitory family (n) erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
fungus family (n) includes lichen families
gentian family (n) chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals
geranium family (n) chiefly herbaceous plants
gesneria family (n) large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
ginger family (n) a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales
ginkgo family (n) constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms
Goodenia family (n) a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China
gooseberry family (n) in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
goosefoot family (n) includes spinach and beets
gourd family (n) a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin)
grapevine family (n) a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales
grass family (n) the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
grass tree family (n) one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
gymnosperm family (n) a family of gymnosperms
hamamelid dicot family (n) family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
heath family (n) heathers
hemp family (n) 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
holly family (n) widely distributed shrubs and trees
honeysuckle family (n) shrubs and small trees and woody vines
horse-chestnut family (n) trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule
horsetail family (n) sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies
hydrangea family (n) sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae
iris family (n) large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
ivy family (n) mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
lardizabala family (n) thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit
laurel family (n) a family of Lauraceae
leadwort family (n) perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
legume family (n) a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
liliid monocot family (n) family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
liliopsid family (n) family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
lily family (n) includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
linden family (n) chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia
lizard's-tail family (n) family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia
loasa family (n) family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia
lobelia family (n) not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
loosestrife family (n) herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
madder family (n) widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
magnolia family (n) subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
magnoliid dicot family (n) family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms
magnoliopsid family (n) family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
mahogany family (n) tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
mallow family (n) herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra
mammal family (n) a family of mammals
mangrove family (n) trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts
maple family (n) a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
meadow-beauty family (n) a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
mignonette family (n) mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette
milkweed family (n) widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
milkwort family (n) trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres
mint family (n) 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
mistletoe family (n) in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae
mollusk family (n) a family of mollusks
monocot family (n) family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
moonseed family (n) herbaceous or woody climbers
morning-glory family (n) morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit
moss family (n) a family of mosses
mulberry family (n) trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis
mustard family (n) a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
myrsine family (n) family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida
myrtle family (n) trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil
naiad family (n) monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers
nasturtium family (n) coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum
natural family planning (n) 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
nettle family (n) a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs
nuclear family (n) a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
nutmeg family (n) family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds
ochna family (n) family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves
oleaster family (n) shrubs or small trees often armed
olive family (n) trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
orchid family (n) enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
ovulation method of family planning (n) 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
palm family (n) 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
papaya family (n) trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
passionflower family (n) tropical woody tendril-climbing vines
pea family (n) a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
peony family (n) perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America
pepper family (n) tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
phlox family (n) a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers
pickerelweed family (n) aquatic or bog plants
pine family (n) a family of Pinaceae
pineapple family (n) a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
pink family (n) large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
pipewort family (n) chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts
pitcher-plant family (n) insectivorous plants
plane-tree family (n) coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees
plant family (n) a family of plants
plantain family (n) cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds
plum-yew family (n) a family of Cephalotaxaceae
podocarpus family (n) gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves
pokeweed family (n) chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigma
pondweed family (n) plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae
poppy family (n) herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
potato family (n) 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
primrose family (n) a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
protea family (n) large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
protoctist family (n) any of the families of Protoctista
purslane family (n) family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas
quassia family (n) chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit
quillwort family (n) quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes
redwood family (n) coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems
reptile family (n) a family of reptiles
rhinoceros family (n) rhinoceroses
rockrose family (n) shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean
rose family (n) a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
rosid dicot family (n) a family of dicotyledonous plants
royal family (n) royal persons collectively
rue family (n) a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
rush family (n) tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
saltwort family (n) family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts
Salvadora family (n) a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
sandalwood family (n) chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
sapodilla family (n) tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit
saxifrage family (n) 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
screw-pine family (n) family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus
sea-lavender family (n) perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in saltwater areas
sea-lettuce family (n) thin flat or tubular green algae
sedge family (n) bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant
sesame family (n) the family of plants of order Polemoniales
sisal family (n) chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
soapberry family (n) chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins
sour-gum family (n) a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
spiderwort family (n) large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts
spindle-tree family (n) trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
spurge family (n) a family of plants of order Geraniales
St John's wort family (n) widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
staff-tree family (n) trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits
sterculia family (n) a large family of plants of order Malvales
stonecrop family (n) succulent shrubs and herbs
storax family (n) a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
strawberry-shrub family (n) shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia
strelitzia family (n) woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae
styrax family (n) a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales
sumac family (n) the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac
sundew family (n) a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs
sweetleaf family (n) a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales
tamarisk family (n) family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
tea family (n) a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales
titi family (n) shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia
torchwood family (n) resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees
trillium family (n) small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
tupelo family (n) a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees
type family (n) a complete set of type suitable for printing text
valerian family (n) genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
verbena family (n) family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
vervain family (n) family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees
violet family (n) a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
violin family (n) (music) the family of bowed stringed instruments
walnut family (n) trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans
water-lily family (n) dicot aquatic plants
water-milfoil family (n) a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
water-plantain family (n) perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
water-shield family (n) in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia
waterleaf family (n) perennial woodland herbs
wax-myrtle family (n) constituting the order Myricales
white-alder family (n) coextensive with the genus Clethra
willow family (n) two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
winter's bark family (n) small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae
wintergreen family (n) evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia
witch-hazel family (n) comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera
wood-sorrel family (n) a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
woodwind family (n) (music) the family of woodwind instruments
worm family (n) a family of worms
yam family (n) yams
yellow-eyed grass family (n) plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places
yew family (n) sometimes classified as member of order Taxales
zamia family (n) a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias
zebrawood family (n) mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
family Gerridae (n) an arthropod family that includes water striders
mistletoe family (n) in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
Product Family Advertising a "product family" ad is designed to convince the prospect that they have a wide range of functionality to choose from today and after they buy they will not be locked into a single product or service environment in the future.
Family Allowance A small amount of money set aside from the estate of the deceased. Its purpose is to provide for the surviving family members during the administration of the estate.
Family law Those areas of the law pertaining to families, i.e., marriage, divorce, child custody, juvenile, paternity, etc.
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