SUPERPHYLUM

 Dictionary entry overview: What does superphylum mean? 

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

1. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPERPHYLUM (noun)

Meaning:

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("superphylum" 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 ("superphylum" is a member of...):

category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)