An ape is any member of the Hominoidea superfamily of primates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ardi is a million years older than Lucy - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Some use it to describe everything in that superfamily except us.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ardi is a million years older than Lucy - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Some use it to describe all members of the Hominoidea superfamily.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ardi is a million years older than Lucy - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

In bacteria, the Ig superfamily proteins are cell surface proteins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuck on you, biological Velcro and the evolution of adaptive immunity - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Immunoglobulin superfamily receptors in protochordates: before RAG time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuck on you, biological Velcro and the evolution of adaptive immunity - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

The Ig superfamily is involved in cell-to cell adhesion and cell-surface adhesion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuck on you, biological Velcro and the evolution of adaptive immunity - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

It might be a sylvioid, or it might be a muscicapoid, or it might end up in its own superfamily.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regulus satrapa - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Pomatiopsis lapidaria is an operculated snail in the family Pomatiopsidae, superfamily Rissooidea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pomatiopsis lapidaria] Reference

Nectin, a “molecular Velcro” that helps cells stick together is a member if the Ig superfamily.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Panda's Thumb: December 2006 Archives] Reference

First, to show that the superfamily you have invented can, in fact, deliver benefits to a local family.    From Wordnik.com.  [Phule me twice]

Leaving aside one or two members of the extended superfamily, here are some tidbits on the major players.    From Wordnik.com.  [The superhero boom: 'Spider-Man 3,' Batman, Aquaman | EW.com] Reference

(Crocodiles are part of the Crocodyloidea superfamily, whereas alligators and caimans are part of Alligatoroidea).    From Wordnik.com.  [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The colors are ready! What do you think?] Reference

Sea lion is the name given to sea-dwelling mammals belonging to the Otariidae family of the Pinnipedia superfamily.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference

This superfamily was discovered recently based on computational analysis of the fruit fly and African malaria mosquito genomes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Creationism And The Strain Of Civilisation « INTERSTELLAR TACTICS] Reference

Most belong to the leguminosae superfamily, many of which are associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and various species of ants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central American dry forests] Reference

GPCRs comprise the largest superfamily of proteins in the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria] Reference

Evans RM (1988) The steroid and thyroid hormone receptor superfamily.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

The MHC superfamily includes two major families, class I and class II.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Crichtonsaurus dinosaurs belonging to the taxonomic superfamily Ankylosauria.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference

M, De Camilli P (2009) The BAR domain superfamily: membrane-molding macromolecules.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS Biology: New Articles] Reference

In both trees, the zebrafish Ugt superfamily is divided into three separate clades.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

EGFR is a transmembrane glycoprotein that is a member of the protein kinase superfamily.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

RAC1 and RAC2 are GTPases which belongs to the RAS superfamily of small GTP-binding proteins.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

As glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor superfamily-related protein (GITR) activated by its ligand.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

GK is a member of the ATPase superfamily that shares a common ßßßαßαßα tertiary fold domain.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Phytophthora species is dominated by a single rapidly evolving superfamily with more than 700 members.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Hofmann K (2000) A superfamily of membrane-bound O-acyltransferases with implications for wnt signaling.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Apoidea superfamily (order Hymenoptera), which includes ants, wasps, hornets, and many other species of bees.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The BAR domain superfamily has previously been associated with anchoring cortical actin at the plasma membrane.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS Biology: New Articles] Reference

Hirokawa N, Noda Y, Okada Y (1998) Kinesin and dynein superfamily proteins in organelle transport and cell division.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Kornbluth RS (2002) An expanding role for CD40L and other tumor necrosis factor superfamily ligands in HIV infection.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Cox CT (2006) Subclassification of the RBCC / TRIM superfamily reveals a novel motif necessary for microtubule binding.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

This is a Planthopper in the superfamily Fulgoroidea, but we have not had much success identifying the species on BugGuide.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's That Bug?] Reference

Galperin MY, Koonin EV (1997) A diverse superfamily of enzymes with ATP-dependent carboxylate-amine / thiol ligase activity.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

In particular, the inducers of apoptosis belonging to TNF receptor superfamily and their respective ligands are upregulated after SCI.    From Wordnik.com.  [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference

Chakravarti M, West JM, Abmayr SM (2000) Drosophila SNS, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily that is essential for myoblast fusion.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

The EHL linguists say they can go even further back by classifying language families into superfamilies and even into a super-superfamily.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Online News] Reference