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infraorder

American  
[in-fruh-awr-der] / ˈɪn frəˌɔr dər /

noun

plural

infraorders

  1. Biology. a group of related organisms within a suborder.

infraorder Scientific  
/ ĭn′frə-ôr′dər /

  1. A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a suborder and containing one or more families.

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Termites are insects of the infraorder Isoptera.

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