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subkingdom

[suhb-king-duh m, suhb-king-]
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noun Biology.
  1. a category of related phyla within a kingdom.
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Origin of subkingdom

First recorded in 1815–25; sub- + kingdom
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Historical Examples

  • This subkingdom is known by naturalists under the name of the Arthropoda.

    The Butterfly Book

    William Jacob Holland

  • The subkingdom of the Arthropoda is again subdivided into six classes.

    The Butterfly Book

    William Jacob Holland

  • A class of invertebrate animals belonging to the subkingdom Annuloso.

  • Subkingdom, sub-king′dum, n. a subordinate kingdom: a division of a kingdom: a subdivision.

  • This subkingdom comprises at present such familiar forms as the crinoid, the starfish, and the sea urchin.

    The Elements of Geology

    William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for subkingdom

subkingdom

noun
  1. biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a kingdom
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subkingdom in Medicine

subkingdom

(sŭb′kĭng′dəm)
n.
  1. A taxonomic category constituting a major division of a kingdom.
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subkingdom

[sŭb′kĭng′dəm]
  1. A subdivision of a kingdom of organisms. A subkingdom contains one or more phyla.
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