SUBORDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("suborder" is a kind of...):

taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Holonyms ("suborder" is a member of...):

order ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families)

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