族 名词1.(家族) clan 宗族 tribe; clansman; 同族 the same clan; 合族 all the members of a clan; the whole clan2.(古代的一种酷刑) a death penalty in ancient china, imposed on an offender and his whole family,or even the families of his mother and wife3.(种族; 民族) race; nationality 斯拉夫族 the slav nationality; 蒙古族 the mongolian race4.(事物有某种共同属性的一大类) a class of things with common features or attribute 水族 aquatic animals; 猫族 the cat tribe; 语族 a family of languages; 碳族 carbon family