Definition of Subbranch

1. Noun. A branch that is itself an offshoot of a branch of something. ¹

2. Noun. Part of a branch. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subbranch

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subbranch

subbeadle
subbed
subbed in
subbed out
subbie
subbies
subbilobate
subbing
subbing in
subbing out
subbings
subbituminous
subblock
subblocks
subbranch (current term)
subbranches
subbrand
subbrands
subbreed
subbreeds
subbronchial
subbundle
subbundles
subbureau
subbureaus
subbureaux
subby
subcabinet
subcaliber

Literary usage of Subbranch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Zoölogy, Descriptive and Practical by Buel Preston Colton (1903)
"subbranch VERTEBRATA. The Lowest Vertebrate. — To the beginner it would seem easy to determine whether or not an animal has a backbone, and so to decide ..."

2. Animals: A Text-book of Zoology by David Starr Jordan, Vernon Lyman Kellogg, Harold Heath (1905)
"... bird-spider, trap-door spider, mite, tick, king-crab or horseshoe crab. BRANCH XIII. CHORDATA (chorda, a cord, referring to the notochord) subbranch I. ..."

3. Elements of Comparative Zoology by John Sterling Kingsley (1897)
"... group is divided into three subbranches : subbranch I. ... subbranch II. — SAUROPSIDA (p. 85). ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"A happy mean seems to me to be realized in the following list: — Branch Superfamily subbranch Family Superclass Subfamily Class ..."

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