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infraorder

American

[in-fruh-awr-der] / ˈɪn frəˌɔr dər /

noun

Biology. a group of related organisms within a suborder.

infraorder Scientific

/ ĭn′frə-ôr′dər /

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

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noun

infraorders

plural

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