Audio English.net » Dictionary » S » Sunnite ... Superfamily Tyrannidae

SUPERCLASS

Dictionary entry overview: What does superclass mean?

• SUPERCLASS (noun)
The noun SUPERCLASS has 1 sense:

1. (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class

Familiarity information: SUPERCLASS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUPERCLASS (noun)

Sense 1

superclass ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

(biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("superclass" 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)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Different sores must have different salves." (English proverb)

"Wisdom comes only when you stop looking for it and start living the life the Creator intended for you." (Native American proverb, Hopi)

"If patience is sour then its result is sweet." (Arabic proverb)

"He who takes no chances wins nothing." (Danish proverb)

SUPERCLASS: related words searches

» Meaning of biological science
» What does taxonomic category mean?
» Meaning of biology
» Definition of taxon
» Definition of taxonomic group

Related FAQs:

» SUPERCLASS

Page delivered in 0.032 seconds