Superorder

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A taxonomic category below subclass and above order.
  2. 2
    (biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass wordnet

Synonyms

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branchclassfamilygenotypegenusgrandorder

Etymology

From super- + order.

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