For Family we have terms and definitions in 24 topics. The topics are Anthromorphemics, Anthropology, Biology, Cholesterol, Dream, Ecology, Entomological, Evolution, Fossils, Gardening, Hair Loss, Heraldry, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Insect, Lawn Care, Marketing, Newspaper Design, Pests, Quitting Smoking, Roller Coaster, Sociology, Speleological, Technology and Typography.

Family (Anthromorphemics)

A major division of an order, consisting of closely related genera.

Family (Anthropology)

A major division of an order, consisting of closely related genera.

Family (Biology)

1. Similar genera classified together.

Family (Cholesterol)

1. A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. 2. A biological classification of related plants or animals that is a division below the order and above the genus. 3. A group of genes related in structure and in function that descended from an ancestral gene. 4. A group of gene products similarly related in structure and function and of shared genetic descent. 5. Parents and their children. The most fundamental social group in humans.

Family (Dream)

To dream of one's family as harmonious and happy, is significant of health and easy circumstances; but if there is sickness or contentions, it forebodes gloom and disappointment.

Family (Ecology)

The fifth group that scientists classify living things into. Each order is split into families. Example: The Muridae Family is in the Rodent Order.

Family (Entomological)

A taxonomic subdivision of an order, suborder, or superfamily that contains a group of related subfamilies, tribes and genera. Family names always end in -idae.

Family (Evolution)

The category of taxonomic classification between order and genus (see taxon). Organisms within a family share a close similarity; for example, the cat family, Felidae, which includes lions and domestic cats.

Family (Fossils)

The category of taxonomic classification between order and genus (see taxon). Organisms within a family share a close similarity; for example, the cat family, Felidae, which includes lions and domestic cats.

Family (Gardening)

One genus or several genera which have a basically similar floral pattern make up a family (i.e. LILLACEAE (lily), IRIDACEAE (iris), ROSACEAE (rose), ORCHIDACEAE (orchid))

Family (Hair Loss)

1. A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. 2. A biological classification of related plants or animals that is a division below the order and above the genus. 3. A group of genes related in structure and in function that descended from an ancestral gene. 4. A group of gene products similarly related in structure and function and of shared genetic descent. 5. Parents and their children. The most fundamental social group in humans.

Family (Heraldry)

Arms of Family. [See under ARMS.]

Family (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

1. A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. 2. A biological classification of related plants or animals that is a division below the order and above the genus. 3. A group of genes related in structure and in function that descended from an ancestral gene. 4. A group of gene products similarly related in structure and function and of shared genetic descent. 5. Parents and their children. The most fundamental social group in humans.

Family (Insect)

A taxonomic subdivision of an order, suborder, or superfamily that contains a group of related subfamilies, tribes and genera. Family names always end in -idae.

Family (Lawn Care)

In plant classification, a grouping of related plant genera.

Family (Marketing)

As defined by The Bureau of the Census, two or more persons who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption and who live together as one household. Families do not include one-person households or those having two or more unrelated individuals.

Family (Newspaper Design)

All the different weights and styles (italic, boldface, condensed, etc.) of one typeface.

Family (Pests)

Part of the system of biological classification: a group of closely-related genera. All whiteflies belong to the family Aleyrodidae. The name of a family of animals (e.g., Aleyrodidae) always has a capital initial letter and always ends in -idae. The family name is not placed in italics or underlined.

Family (Quitting Smoking)

1. A group of individuals related by blood or marriage or by a feeling of closeness. 2. A biological classification of related plants or animals that is a division below the order and above the genus. 3. A group of genes related in structure and in function that descended from an ancestral gene. 4. A group of gene products similarly related in structure and function and of shared genetic descent. 5. Parents and their children. The most fundamental social group in humans.

Family (Roller Coaster)

Mild coaster for whole families to enjoy.

Family (Sociology)

A group of individuals related to one another by blood ties, marriage or adoption. Members of families form an economic unit, the adult members of which are responsible for the upbringing of children. All societies involve some form of family, although the form the family takes is widely variable. In modern industrial societies the main family form is the nuclear family, although a variety of extended family relationships are also found.

Family (Speleological)

5th rank in Taxonomic system. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Family names end in -aceae for plants, eg Liliaceae (lilies), and -idae for animals, eg Macropodidae (kangaroos).
Biology - Flora & Fauna.

Family (Technology)

A series of hardware or software products that have some properties in common, such as a series of personal computers from the same company, a series of CPU chips from the same manufacturer that all use the same instruction set, or a set of fonts that are intended to be used together, such as Times New Roman. See also central processing unit, font, instruction set.

Family (Typography)

A collection of typefaces that are similar in design but vary in style and weight. For example, the Garamond family consists of roman and italic styles as well as regular, semi-bold, and bold weights.

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