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Noun

1. 1
   one of the ranks used in classifying animal life forms; a supertribe is more specific than a subfamily and more general than a tribe

   "taxonomists have been inventing a confusing raft of ranks, such as phalanxes, infracohorts and supertribes"

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"taxonomists have been inventing a confusing raft of ranks, such as phalanxes, infracohorts and supertribes"

Etymology

From super- + tribe.

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