superclass

American  

[soo-per-klas, -klahs] / ˈsu pərˌklæs, -ˌklɑs /

noun

Biology.

1. a category of related classes classis within a phylum or subphylum.

2. a subphylum.

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superclass British  

/ ˈsuːpəˌklɑːs /

noun

1. a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subphylum

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superclass Scientific  

/ so̅o̅′pər-klăs′ /

1. A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a phylum and containing one or more classes.

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Etymology

Origin of superclass

First recorded in 1890–95; super- + class

Example Sentences

It’s some kind of genetic enhancement — rarely fatal — that has created a superclass of young people, completely altering adolescence, college admissions and employment possibilities.

From Washington Post

Rapid eye movement sleep helped modern humans’ “rapid evolutionary rise to power” and constitute a “globally dominant social superclass”.

From The Guardian

But the two men, who claim to be friends, are both members of the Silicon Valley élite, a superclass at once consumed and blinded by money, world-changing fantasies, and self-preserving reflexes.

From The New Yorker

And that would happen just in time for the superclass of 2018-19 to arrive.

From Washington Post

Together the Five compose a new superclass of American corporate might.

From New York Times