superfamily
/ˈsupərˌfæməli/
noun
- A large group of related things, especially in science, that includes several smaller groups or families.
- Chemists classify certain proteins into a superfamily based on shared structure.
- In biology, the superfamily Hominoidea includes all apes and humans.
- The superfamily of spiders called Araneoidea contains many different web-building species.