SUBCLASS
Dictionary entry overview: What does subclass mean? • SUBCLASS (noun)
The noun SUBCLASS has 1 sense:
1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
Familiarity information: SUBCLASS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBCLASS (noun)
Meaning:
(biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("subclass" is a kind of...):
taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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