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Family

a taxonomic classification between genus and order. Primary social group; parents and children; he wanted to have a good job before starting a family.People descended from a common ancestor; his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower.A collection of things sharing a common attribute; there are two classes of detergents.(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; sharks belong to the fish family.A social unit living together; he moved his family to Virginia; It was a good Christian household; I waited until the whole house was asleep; the teacher asked how many people made up his home.A collection of things sharing a common attribute; there are two classes of detergents.A type of taxon used in systematics. Families are more exact than orders, but less exact than genera (plural of genus). Organisms that share the same family would have evolved from the same ancestors and share relatively common characteristics.