Word: underfamily
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
fami
ly
Definition: A subfamily; a taxonomic category below a family
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: family
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: familia
Language: la
Decoded: familia
Meaning: the servants in a household, domestics collectively