suborder
n. subdivision of an order, group of related organisms ranking next below an order (Biology) | ||||
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Suborder Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Suborder
(n.)
A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of Compositae.
(n.)
A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of Compositae.
| WordNet 2.0 |
suborder
Noun
1. (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(member-holonym) order
(classification) biology, biological science
Noun
1. (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(member-holonym) order
(classification) biology, biological science
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Suborder Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Soil Glossary - Mani |
Suborder
See SOIL SUBORDER.
See SOIL SUBORDER.
Suborder Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order (Latin: ordo, plural ordines) is a rank between class and family (termed a taxon at that rank). The superorder is a rank between class and order. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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