SUPERCLASS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("superclass" 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)

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