suborder

[ suhb-awr-der ]

/ ˈsʌbˌɔr dər /

noun Biology.

a category of related families within an order.

Nearby words

suboccipitobregmatic diameter, suboceanic, subofficer, suboptimal, suborbital, suborder, subordinal, subordinary, subordinate, subordinate clause, subordinated

Origin of suborder

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + order

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Examples from the Web for suborder

If you like mammal species from the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue")...
The March Madness Teams to Cheer If Yours Got Bounced|Ben Teitelbaum|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This suborder includes the largest of land mammals, the Elephants, and certain of their extinct allies.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Let us now see whether we can pitch upon any suborder which will afford an example of every group that we have lately named.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby
The family Larcarida opens the long series of Larcoidea as the most simple group of this suborder.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

Closely allied to the latter suborder is the suborder Plecoptera, which includes the single family Perlid or Stone-flies.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley
This suborder includes the most specialised of the Dinosaurs, certain of which resemble the Theropoda in being bipedal.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for suborder

suborder

/ (ˈsʌbˌɔːdə) /

noun

biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

Derived Forms

subordinal, adjective

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Medicine definitions for suborder

suborder

[ sŭb′ôr′dər ]

n.

A taxonomic category ranking between an order and a family.

Science definitions for suborder

suborder

[ sŭb′ôr′dər ]

A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and containing one or more families.