family
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- noun
- /ˈfæmɪli/
- Specialized
- A large number of significant shifts in edibility are detected between plant families, but very few within families.
- genera and families
- species of the family
- plant families
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Watch on YouTubeSo you'll have two options for CPU family on the consumer class board.
- So you'll have two options for CPU family on the consumer class board.
- The APO B family is the VLDLIDLLDL family.
- One of those is garlic, obviously in the Allium family, but also onions.
- And also over time the same malware family will change slightly objectives.
- And you could say that whole Algal family went into Ada.
Examples
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And that is how we drew parallels with the family and with the city.
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So we talked about the linear family of feedback policies, right?
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So one from each of these three families took an active part.
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More commonly, however, the range in other families is less than ten years.
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It's a place that's been in my mother's family for generations.
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Interestingly, the rankings for this family of activities received the lowest of the four family groups.
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The oil content of menhaden, as with other members of the herring family, varies greatly by season.
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The Judas tree is a flowering tree of the same family as the redbud.
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The cat family and the hyena family similarly evolved hypercarnivorous top predators.
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The lionfish is a member of the family of scorpionfish, which includes the stonefish and toadfish.
Synonyms
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A group of related plants with similar flowers and leaves
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A group of flowering plants like tulips that often grow from bulbs
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A group of related birds that share similar body shape and habits
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A group of plants like ferns that have long leaves and make spores
A group of flowering plants like aloe with thick leaves that live in dry places
A small group of flowering plants that has only one kind of plant, Leitneria
Idioms
- Informal
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A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home
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Only members of the same family own or run it, for example a family business
- Informal
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To not tell people outside the family about important things
Families stay close and strong by spending time together
Compounds
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A group of related people including parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins
- Specialized
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Information about illnesses your relatives have had to help a doctor know your health risks
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A family that cares for a child who is not their own for a time when the parents cannot
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Time away from work to care for family members after a birth, adoption, or when they are ill
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A connection between people who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption
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A meeting with a therapist for family members to improve communication and solve problems
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A large Bible kept at home with pages to record family births, marriages, and deaths
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A family whose members belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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A way to avoid pregnancy by not having sex during a woman's fertile days, without using medicine or devices
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A set of related fonts like regular, bold, and italic that match each other
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A group of instruments like trumpet or trombone that make sound when the player's lips buzz on a mouthpiece
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A temporary group scientists use for plants or animals when it is not clear how they are related
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A group of instruments that make sound when someone blows into them, like a flute or clarinet
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A group of monkeys from Africa and Asia, like baboons and macaques
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A group of string instruments played with a bow, like the violin, viola, cello, and double bass
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A group of plants like cabbage, broccoli, and turnip that have flowers with four petals
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A group of flowering plants that includes yams and other plants with starchy underground tubers
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A group of plants like parsley and dill with small umbrella-shaped flower clusters
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A group of climbing flowering plants with trumpet-shaped flowers like sweet potato and bindweed
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A group of flowering plants like irises and crocuses that grow from bulbs or underground stems
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A group of flowering plants like poppies with milky sap and seed pods
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A group of flowering plants that includes tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants
- Specialized
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A group of trees and shrubs that have flowers, including witch-hazel and sweetgum
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A large group of plants with small flowers in umbrella-like bunches, like carrot and parsley
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A group of mainly tropical plants like coconut and date trees with large leaves
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A family made up of a married couple and their children, sometimes including one partner's parents
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A group of land tortoises with domed shells and short, heavy legs
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A large family of flowering plants with bright, often unusual flowers found worldwide
- Specialized
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A group of moths like tiger moths with bright colors and patterns
How Specific
Surface Forms
Etymology
Family was used for a household of related people, and scientists borrowed the word to put similar animals or plants into one group. So a scientific family is like a 'house' for species that are closely related.