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href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familie_(Biologie)" title="Familie (Biologie) – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Familie (Biologie)" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9_(%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81)" title="فصيلة (تصنيف) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="فصيلة (تصنيف)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(bioloch%C3%ADa)" title="Familia (biolochía) – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Familia (biolochía)" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-as mw-list-item"><a href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2_(%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE)" title="পৰিয়াল (জীৱবিদ্যা) – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="পৰিয়াল (জীৱবিদ্যা)" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(biolox%C3%ADa)" title="Familia (bioloxía) – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Familia (bioloxía)" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juehepeh%E1%BA%BD" title="Juehepehẽ – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Juehepehẽ" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C9%99sil%C9%99" title="Fəsilə – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Fəsilə" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%87_(%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%DA%98%DB%8C%DA%A9)" title="عائیله (بیولوژیک) – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="عائیله (بیولوژیک)" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaluwarga_(Biologi)" title="Kaluwarga (Biologi) – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kaluwarga (Biologi)" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0_(%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9E%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8)" title="গোত্র (জীববিজ্ঞান) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="গোত্র (জীববিজ্ঞান)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kho_(hun-l%C5%ABi-ha%CC%8Dk)" title="Kho (hun-lūi-ha̍k) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kho (hun-lūi-ha̍k)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%92%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D3%99_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Ғаилә (биология) – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Ғаилә (биология)" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%B1%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Сямейства (біялогія) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сямейства (біялогія)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_(%D0%B1%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%8F)" title="Сямейства (біялёгія) – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Сямейства (біялёгія)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0_(%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)" title="परिवार (जीव बिज्ञान) – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="परिवार (जीव बिज्ञान)" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Семейство (биология) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Семейство (биология)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famij_(Biologie)" title="Famij (Biologie) – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Famij (Biologie)" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porodica_(biologija)" title="Porodica (biologija) – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Porodica (biologija)" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerentiad" title="Kerentiad – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kerentiad" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fam%C3%ADlia_(biologia)" title="Família (biologia) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Família (biologia)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D1%8B%D1%88_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8)" title="Йыш (биологи) – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Йыш (биологи)" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cele%C4%8F" title="Čeleď – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Čeleď" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teulu_(bioleg)" title="Teulu (bioleg) – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Teulu (bioleg)" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familie_(biologi)" title="Familie (biologi) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Familie (biologi)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ary mw-list-item"><a href="https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9_(%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="فاميلة (بيولوجيا) – Moroccan Arabic" lang="ary" hreflang="ary" data-title="فاميلة (بيولوجيا)" data-language-autonym="الدارجة" data-language-local-name="Moroccan Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>الدارجة</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familie_(Biologie)" title="Familie (Biologie) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Familie (Biologie)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sw%C3%B3j%C5%BAba_(biologija)" title="Swójźba (biologija) – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Swójźba (biologija)" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugukond_(bioloogia)" title="Sugukond (bioloogia) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Sugukond (bioloogia)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9F%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1_(%CE%B2%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AF%CE%B1)" title="Οικογένεια (βιολογία) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Οικογένεια (βιολογία)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(biolog%C3%ADa)" title="Familia (biología) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Familia (biología)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familio_(biologio)" title="Familio (biologio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Familio (biologio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(biologia)" title="Familia (biologia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Familia (biologia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%87_(%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C)" title="تیره (زیست‌شناسی) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="تیره (زیست‌شناسی)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famille_(biologie)" title="Famille (biologie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Famille (biologie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famylje_(taksonomy)" title="Famylje (taksonomy) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Famylje (taksonomy)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_(bitheola%C3%ADocht)" title="Fine (bitheolaíocht) – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Fine (bitheolaíocht)" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(biolox%C3%ADa)" title="Familia (bioloxía) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Familia (bioloxía)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-inh mw-list-item"><a href="https://inh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8)" title="Дезал (биологи) – Ingush" lang="inh" hreflang="inh" data-title="Дезал (биологи)" data-language-autonym="ГӀалгӀай" data-language-local-name="Ingush" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ГӀалгӀай</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B3%BC_(%EC%83%9D%EB%AC%BC%ED%95%99)" title="과 (생물학) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="과 (생물학)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B8%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB%D6%84_(%D5%AF%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6)" title="Ընտանիք (կենսաբանություն) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ընտանիք (կենսաբանություն)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2_(%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9E%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8)" title="कुल (जीवविज्ञान) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कुल (जीवविज्ञान)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sw%C3%B3jba_(biologija)" title="Swójba (biologija) – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Swójba (biologija)" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porodica_(taksonomija)" title="Porodica (taksonomija) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Porodica (taksonomija)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familio_(biologio)" title="Familio (biologio) – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Familio (biologio)" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamilia_(biolohia)" title="Pamilia (biolohia) – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Pamilia (biolohia)" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famili_(biologi)" title="Famili (biologi) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Famili (biologi)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(rango_taxonomic)" title="Familia (rango taxonomic) – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Familia (rango taxonomic)" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B4" title="Бинонад – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Бинонад" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usapho_(lwakwa_Bayoloji)" title="Usapho (lwakwa Bayoloji) – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="Usapho (lwakwa Bayoloji)" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zu mw-list-item"><a href="https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umndeni_(kumchazampilo)" title="Umndeni (kumchazampilo) – Zulu" lang="zu" hreflang="zu" data-title="Umndeni (kumchazampilo)" data-language-autonym="IsiZulu" data-language-local-name="Zulu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiZulu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86tt_(flokkunarfr%C3%A6%C3%B0i)" title="Ætt (flokkunarfræði) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Ætt (flokkunarfræði)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famiglia_(tassonomia)" title="Famiglia (tassonomia) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Famiglia (tassonomia)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A4%D7%97%D7%94_(%D7%98%D7%A7%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%94)" title="משפחה (טקסונומיה) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="משפחה (טקסונומיה)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulawarga_(biologi)" title="Kulawarga (biologi) – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Kulawarga (biologi)" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(biolohia)" title="Familia (biolohia) – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Familia (biolohia)" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9D%E1%83%AF%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%98_(%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%90)" title="ოჯახი (ბიოლოგია) – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ოჯახი (ბიოლოგია)" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ks mw-list-item"><a href="https://ks.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%9B%D9%B2%DA%98" title="پرٛٲژ – Kashmiri" lang="ks" hreflang="ks" data-title="پرٛٲژ" data-language-autonym="कॉशुर / کٲشُر" data-language-local-name="Kashmiri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>कॉशुर / کٲشُر</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodz%C3%ABzna_(biologi%C3%B4)" title="Rodzëzna (biologiô) – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Rodzëzna (biologiô)" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D2%B1%D2%9B%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%81" title="Тұқымдас – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Тұқымдас" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(biolojia)" title="Familia (biolojia) – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Familia (biolojia)" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanmi_(biyoloji)" title="Fanmi (biyoloji) – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Fanmi (biyoloji)" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fam%C3%AEle" title="Famîle – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Famîle" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC" title="Тукум – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Тукум" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familia_(taxinomia)" title="Familia (taxinomia) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Familia (taxinomia)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzimta_(biolo%C4%A3ija)" title="Dzimta (bioloģija) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dzimta (bioloģija)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famill_(Biologie)" title="Famill (Biologie) – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Famill (Biologie)" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0eima_(biologija)" title="Šeima (biologija) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Šeima (biologija)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femielje_(biologie)" title="Femielje (biologie) – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Femielje (biologie)" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fam%C3%ACa_(biolog%C3%ACa)" title="Famìa (biologìa) – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Famìa (biologìa)" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csal%C3%A1d_(rendszertan)" title="Család (rendszertan) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Család (rendszertan)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%98%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)" title="Семејство (биологија) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Семејство (биологија)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%82_(%E0%B4%9C%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82)" title="കുടുംബം (ജീവശാസ്ത്രം) – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കുടുംബം (ജീവശാസ്ത്രം)" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familja_(bijolo%C4%A1ija)" title="Familja (bijoloġija) – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Familja (bijoloġija)" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A4%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%90_(%E1%83%91%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%92%E1%83%98%E1%83%90)" title="ფანია (ბიოლოგია) – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ფანია (ბიოლოგია)" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87_(%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA)" title="خانواده (زیست) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="خانواده (زیست)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keluarga_(biologi)" title="Keluarga (biologi) – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Keluarga (biologi)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famili" title="Famili – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Famili" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familha_(biologie)" title="Familha (biologie) – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Familha (biologie)" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%99%E1%80%BB%E1%80%AD%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B8%E1%80%9B%E1%80%84%E1%80%BA%E1%80%B8" title="မျိုးရင်း – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="မျိုးရင်း" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familie_(biologie)" title="Familie (biologie) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Familie (biologie)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A7%91_(%E5%88%86%E9%A1%9E%E5%AD%A6)" title="科 (分類学) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="科 (分類学)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familie_(biologi)" title="Familie (biologi) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Familie (biologi)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biologisk_familie" title="Biologisk familie – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Biologisk familie" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familha_(biologia)" title="Familha (biologia) – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Familha (biologia)" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oila_(biologiya)" title="Oila (biologiya) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Oila (biologiya)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1_(%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%BE%DA%91%DA%BE%D8%AA)" title="ٹبر (جیون پڑھت) – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ٹبر (جیون پڑھت)" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pap mw-list-item"><a href="https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famia_(biologia)" title="Famia (biologia) – Papiamento" lang="pap" hreflang="pap" data-title="Famia (biologia)" data-language-autonym="Papiamentu" data-language-local-name="Papiamento" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Papiamentu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famija_(tassonom%C3%ACa)" title="Famija (tassonomìa) – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Famija (tassonomìa)" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familie_(Biologie)" title="Familie (Biologie) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Familie (Biologie)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodzina_(biologia)" title="Rodzina (biologia) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Rodzina (biologia)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fam%C3%ADlia_(biologia)" title="Família (biologia) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Família (biologia)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familie_(biologie)" title="Familie (biologie) – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Familie (biologie)" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikch%27aq_ayllu" title="Rikch'aq ayllu – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Rikch'aq ayllu" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B6%BD%E0%B6%BA_(%E0%B6%A2%E0%B7%93%E0%B7%80_%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%AF%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80)" title="කුලය (ජීව විද්‍යාව) – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="කුලය (ජීව විද්‍යාව)" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology) – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Family (biology)" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%DB%8E%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86_(%DA%98%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B3%DB%8C)" title="خێزان (ژینناسی) – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="خێزان (ژینناسی)" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0)" title="Породица (биологија) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Породица (биологија)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familj_(biologi)" title="Familj (biologi) – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Familj (biologi)" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamilya_(biyolohiya)" title="Pamilya (biyolohiya) – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Pamilya (biyolohiya)" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_(%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D)" title="குடும்பம் (உயிரியல்) – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="குடும்பம் (உயிரியல்)" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kab mw-list-item"><a href="https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tawacult_(tasnudert)" title="Tawacult (tasnudert) – Kabyle" lang="kab" hreflang="kab" data-title="Tawacult (tasnudert)" data-language-autonym="Taqbaylit" data-language-local-name="Kabyle" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Taqbaylit</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D3%99%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA_(%D0%B1%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Гаиләлек (биология) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Гаиләлек (биология)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / 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alt="Kingdom" title="Kingdom" /><area href="/wiki/Phylum" shape="rect" coords="63,128,141,154" alt="Phylum" title="Phylum" /><area href="/wiki/Class_(biology)" shape="rect" coords="63,168,141,194" alt="Class" title="Class" /><area href="/wiki/Order_(biology)" shape="rect" coords="63,208,141,234" alt="Order" title="Order" /><area href="/wiki/Family_(biology)" shape="rect" coords="63,247,141,273" alt="Family" title="Family" /><area href="/wiki/Genus" shape="rect" coords="63,287,141,313" alt="Genus" title="Genus" /><area href="/wiki/Species" shape="rect" coords="63,326,141,353" alt="Species" title="Species" /></map><figcaption>The hierarchy of <a href="/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)" title="Taxonomy (biology)">biological classification</a>'s eight major <a href="/wiki/Taxonomic_rank" title="Taxonomic rank">taxonomic ranks</a>. An <a href="/wiki/Order_(biology)" title="Order (biology)">order</a> contains one or more families. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Family</b> (<a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a>: <i lang="la">familia</i>, <abbr title="plural">pl.</abbr>: <b><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">familiae</i></span></b>) is one of the eight major <a href="/wiki/Hierarchy" title="Hierarchy">hierarchical</a> <a href="/wiki/Taxonomic_rank" title="Taxonomic rank">taxonomic ranks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Linnaean_taxonomy" title="Linnaean taxonomy">Linnaean taxonomy</a>. It is classified between <a href="/wiki/Order_(biology)" title="Order (biology)">order</a> and <a href="/wiki/Genus" title="Genus">genus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A family may be divided into <a href="/wiki/Subfamily" title="Subfamily">subfamilies</a>, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, <a href="/wiki/Juglans" title="Juglans">walnut trees</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hickory" title="Hickory">hickory trees</a> belong to the family <a href="/wiki/Juglandaceae" title="Juglandaceae">Juglandaceae</a>, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". </p><p>The delineation of what constitutes a family—or whether a described family should be acknowledged—is established and decided upon by active <a href="/wiki/Taxonomist" class="mw-redirect" title="Taxonomist">taxonomists</a>. There are not strict regulations for outlining or acknowledging a family, yet in the realm of plants, these classifications often rely on both the vegetative and reproductive characteristics of plant species. Taxonomists frequently hold varying perspectives on these descriptions, leading to a lack of widespread <a href="/wiki/Consensus_decision-making" title="Consensus decision-making">consensus</a> within the scientific community for extended periods. The continual publication of new data and diverse opinions plays a crucial role in facilitating adjustments and ultimately reaching a consensus over time. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nomenclature">Nomenclature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Family_(biology)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Nomenclature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The naming of families is codified by various international bodies using the following suffixes: </p> <ul><li>In fungal, algal, and <a href="/wiki/Botanical_nomenclature" title="Botanical nomenclature">botanical nomenclature</a>, the family names of plants, fungi, and algae end with the suffix "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-aceae#Suffix" class="extiw" title="wikt:-aceae">-aceae</a>", except for a small number of historic but widely used names including <a href="/wiki/Compositae" class="mw-redirect" title="Compositae">Compositae</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gramineae" class="mw-redirect" title="Gramineae">Gramineae</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEICN2012[httpwwwiapt-taxonorgnomenmainphppageart18_Section_2._Names_of_families_and_subfamilies,_tribes_and_subtribes_Article_18]_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEICN2012[httpwwwiapt-taxonorgnomenmainphppageart18_Section_2._Names_of_families_and_subfamilies,_tribes_and_subtribes_Article_18]-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In <a href="/wiki/Zoological_nomenclature" class="mw-redirect" title="Zoological nomenclature">zoological nomenclature</a>, the family names of animals end with the suffix "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-idae#Suffix" class="extiw" title="wikt:-idae">-idae</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-ICZN_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ICZN-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Name changes at the family level are regulated by the codes of nomenclature. For botanical families, some traditional names like Palmae (<a href="/wiki/Arecaceae" title="Arecaceae">Arecaceae</a>), Cruciferae (<a href="/wiki/Brassicaceae" title="Brassicaceae">Brassicaceae</a>), and Leguminosae (<a href="/wiki/Fabaceae" title="Fabaceae">Fabaceae</a>) are conserved alongside their standardized -aceae forms due to their historical significance and widespread use in the literature. Family names are typically formed from the stem of a <a href="/wiki/Type_genus" title="Type genus">type genus</a> within the family. In zoology, when a valid family name is based on a genus that is later found to be a <a href="/wiki/Junior_synonym" class="mw-redirect" title="Junior synonym">junior synonym</a>, the family name may be maintained for stability if it was established before 1960. In botany, some family names that were found to be junior synonyms have been <a href="/wiki/Conserved_name" title="Conserved name">conserved</a> due to their widespread use in the scientific literature.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The family-group in zoological nomenclature includes several ranks: <a href="/wiki/Superfamily_(taxonomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Superfamily (taxonomy)">superfamily </a> (-oidea), family (-idae), <a href="/wiki/Subfamily" title="Subfamily">subfamily</a> (-inae), and <a href="/wiki/Tribe_(biology)" title="Tribe (biology)">tribe</a> (-ini). Under the principle of coordination, a name established at any of these ranks can be moved to another rank while retaining its original authorship and date, requiring only a change in suffix to reflect its new rank.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>New family descriptions are relatively rare in taxonomy, occurring in fewer than one in a hundred taxonomic publications. Such descriptions typically result from either the discovery of organisms with unique combinations of characters that do not fit existing families, or from <a href="/wiki/Phylogenetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Phylogenetic">phylogenetic</a> analyses that reveal the need for reclassification.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Family_(biology)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The taxonomic term <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">familia</i></span></i> was first used by French botanist <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Magnol" title="Pierre Magnol">Pierre Magnol</a> in his <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Prodromus historiae generalis plantarum, in quo familiae plantarum per tabulas disponuntur</i></span></i> (1689) where he called the seventy-six groups of plants he recognised in his tables families (<i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">familiae</i></span></i>). The concept of rank at that time was not yet settled, and in the preface to the <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Prodromus</i></span></i> Magnol spoke of uniting his families into larger <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">genera</i></span></i>, which is far from how the term is used today. </p><p>In his work <i>Philosophia Botanica</i> published in 1751, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Carl Linnaeus</a> employed the term <i>familia</i> to categorize significant plant groups such as <a href="/wiki/Tree" title="Tree">trees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herb" title="Herb">herbs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fern" title="Fern">ferns</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palmae" class="mw-redirect" title="Palmae">palms</a>, and so on. Notably, he restricted the use of this term solely within the book's morphological section, where he delved into discussions regarding the vegetative and generative aspects of plants. Subsequently, in French botanical publications, from <a href="/wiki/Michel_Adanson" title="Michel Adanson">Michel Adanson</a>'s <i><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Familles naturelles des plantes</i></span></i> (1763) and until the end of the 19th century, the word <i><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">famille</i></span></i> was used as a French equivalent of the Latin <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">ordo</i></span></i> (or <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Ordo_naturalis" title="Ordo naturalis">ordo naturalis</a></i></span></i>). </p><p>The family concept in botany was further developed by the French botanists <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Laurent_de_Jussieu" title="Antoine Laurent de Jussieu">Antoine Laurent de Jussieu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michel_Adanson" title="Michel Adanson">Michel Adanson</a>. Jussieu's 1789 <i>Genera Plantarum</i> divided plants into 100 'natural orders,' many of which correspond to modern plant families. However, the term 'family' did not become standardized in botanical usage until after the mid-nineteenth century.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Zoology" title="Zoology">zoology</a>, the family as a rank intermediate between order and genus was introduced by <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Andr%C3%A9_Latreille" title="Pierre André Latreille">Pierre André Latreille</a> in his <i><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Précis des caractères génériques des insectes, disposés dans un ordre naturel</i></span></i> (1796). He used families (some of them were not named) in some but not in all his orders of "insects" (which then included all <a href="/wiki/Arthropod" title="Arthropod">arthropods</a>). </p><p>The standardization of zoological family names began in the early nineteenth century. A significant development came in 1813 when <a href="/wiki/William_Kirby_(entomologist)" title="William Kirby (entomologist)">William Kirby</a> introduced the -idae suffix for animal family names, derived from the Greek 'eidos' meaning 'resemblance' or 'like'. The adoption of this naming convention helped establish families as an important taxonomic rank. By the mid-1800s, many of Linnaeus's broad genera were being elevated to family status to accommodate the rapidly growing number of newly discovered species.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In nineteenth-century works such as the <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/De_Candolle_system" title="De Candolle system">Prodromus</a></i></span></i> of <a href="/wiki/Augustin_Pyramus_de_Candolle" title="Augustin Pyramus de Candolle">Augustin Pyramus de Candolle</a> and the <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la"><a href="/wiki/Bentham_%26_Hooker_system" title="Bentham & Hooker system">Genera Plantarum</a></i></span></i> of <a href="/wiki/George_Bentham" title="George Bentham">George Bentham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Dalton_Hooker" title="Joseph Dalton Hooker">Joseph Dalton Hooker</a> this word <i><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">ordo</i></span></i> was used for what now is given the rank of family. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Family_(biology)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Families serve as valuable units for evolutionary, paleontological, and genetic studies due to their relatively greater stability compared to lower taxonomic levels like genera and species.<sup id="cite_ref-SahneyBentonFerry2010LinksDiversityVertebrates_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SahneyBentonFerry2010LinksDiversityVertebrates-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SahneyBenton2008RecoveryFromProfoundExtinction_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SahneyBenton2008RecoveryFromProfoundExtinction-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Families play a significant practical role in biological education and research. They provide an efficient framework for teaching taxonomy, as they group organisms with general similarities while remaining specific enough to be useful for identification purposes. For example, in botany, learning the characteristics of major plant families helps students identify related species across different geographic regions, since families often have worldwide distribution patterns. In many groups of organisms, families serve as the primary level for taxonomic identification keys, making them particularly valuable for <a href="/wiki/Field_guide" title="Field guide">field guides</a> and systematic work as they often represent readily recognizable groups of related organisms with shared characteristics.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In ecological and <a href="/wiki/Biodiversity" title="Biodiversity">biodiversity</a> research, families frequently serve as the foundational level for identification in survey work and environmental studies. This is particularly useful because families often share life history traits or occupy similar <a href="/wiki/Ecological_niche" title="Ecological niche">ecological niches</a>. Some families show strong correlations between their taxonomic grouping and ecological functions, though this relationship varies among different groups of organisms.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The stability of family names has practical importance for applied biological work, though this stability faces ongoing challenges from new scientific findings. Modern <a href="/wiki/Molecular_phylogenetics" title="Molecular phylogenetics">molecular</a> studies and <a href="/wiki/Phylogenetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Phylogenetic">phylogenetic</a> analyses continue to refine the understanding of family relationships, sometimes leading to reclassification. The impact of these changes varies among different groups of organisms – while some families remain well-defined and easily recognizable, others require revision as new evidence emerges about evolutionary relationships. This balance between maintaining nomenclatural stability and incorporating new scientific discoveries remains an active area of taxonomic practice.<sup id="cite_ref-Winston_1999_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Winston_1999-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Family_(biology)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Systematics" title="Systematics">Systematics</a>, the study of the diversity of living organisms</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cladistics" title="Cladistics">Cladistics</a>, the classification of organisms by their order of branching in an evolutionary tree</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virus_classification" title="Virus classification">Virus classification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Anuran_families" title="List of Anuran families">List of Anuran families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Testudines_families" title="List of Testudines families">List of Testudines families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fish_families" title="List of fish families">List of fish families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_families_of_spiders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of families of spiders">List of families of spiders</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Family_(biology)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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