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Suborder

Suborder Meaning & Definition
Suborder Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Suborder?

[n] (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

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See Also | order | taxon | taxonomic group

Suborder In Webster's Dictionary

\Sub*or"der\, n. (Nat. Hist.) 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 Composit[ae].

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