superfamily
C12067
concept
A superfamily is a high-level taxonomic rank that groups together related families sharing common evolutionary ancestry and broad structural or functional characteristics.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| taxonomic superfamily | 13 |
| superfamily canonical | 4 |
| insect superfamily | 3 |
| dinosaur superfamily | 2 |
| biological superfamily | 1 |
| snake superfamily | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: superfamily
Generated description
A superfamily is a high-level taxonomic rank that groups together related families sharing common evolutionary ancestry and broad structural or functional characteristics.
Instances (23)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Curculionoidea | insect superfamily |
| Hominoidea | biological superfamily |
| Bombycilloidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Sylvioidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Meliphagoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Giraffoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Traguloidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Hippopotamoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Formicoidea | insect superfamily |
| Pythonoidea | snake superfamily |
| Otarioidea | — |
| Tyrannosauroidea | dinosaur superfamily |
| Herpestoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Hirundoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Chelonioidea | — |
| Cobitoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Testudinoidea | — |
| Cacatuoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Strigopoidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Orioloidea | taxonomic superfamily |
| Vespoidea | insect superfamily |
| Diplodocoidea | dinosaur superfamily |
| Apoidea | — |