SUPERORDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("superorder" 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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