English dictionary
suborder
/'s/@/b,/O/rd/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>suborder</i> of Compositæ.
Source: webster1913