SUBORDER
Dictionary entry overview: What does suborder mean? • SUBORDER (noun)
The noun SUBORDER has 1 sense:
1. (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
Familiarity information: SUBORDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBORDER (noun)
Meaning:
(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("suborder" 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)
Holonyms ("suborder" is a member of...):
order ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families)
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