subkingdom
[suhb-king-duh m, suhb-king-]
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noun Biology.
a category of related phyla within a kingdom.
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This subkingdom is known by naturalists under the name of the Arthropoda.
The Butterfly BookWilliam Jacob Holland
The subkingdom of the Arthropoda is again subdivided into six classes.
The Butterfly BookWilliam Jacob Holland
A class of invertebrate animals belonging to the subkingdom Annuloso.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
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 GeologyWilliam Harmon Norton
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