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Definition of Suborder
1. Noun. (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order.
Generic synonyms: Taxon, Taxonomic Category, Taxonomic Group
Group relationships: Order
Definition of Suborder
1. 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 Compositæ.
Definition of Suborder
1. Noun. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Suborder
1. a category of related families within an order [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suborder
Literary usage of Suborder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"suborder Plesiosauria auct. ex ... Order TESTUDINATA auct. ex Shaw* 1802.
suborder Pleurodira auct. ex ... suborder Cryptodira auct. ex Dume'ril and ..."
2. Revision of the Pelycosauria of North America by Ermine Cowles Case (1907)
"This is the best.known form of the suborder and has been described as fully as
possible. In the description of other members of the group comparison has ..."
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