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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

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branchclassdeprecated termfamilygenotypegenus

Antonyms

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current practicemodern usagesuborder

Etymology

From super- + order.