suborder

[ suhb-awr-der ]

nounBiology.

a category of related families within an order.

Origin of suborder

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + order

Words Nearby suborder

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How to use suborder in a sentence

If you like mammal species from the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue")...
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The wings are ample and are somewhat folded or plaited, from which character the suborder takes its name.
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Closely allied to the latter suborder is the suborder Plecoptera, which includes the single family Perlid or Stone-flies.
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Rostrif′era, a suborder of gasteropods, with contractile rostrum or snout.
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Crabs of this suborder inhabit all seas of the globe, and are found from the shore to great depths.
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The group of rays and Hasse's order of Cyclospondyli we may consider each as a suborder of Tectospondyli.
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British Dictionary definitions for suborder

suborder

/ (ˈsʌbˌɔːdə) /

noun

biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

Derived forms of suborder

subordinal, adjective

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Scientific definitions for suborder

suborder

[ sŭb′ôr′dər ]

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

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