superorder
[soo-per-awr-der]
- a category of related orders within a class or subclass.
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This superorder is equivalent to the subclass Azygostei of Hay.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)David Starr Jordan
Hay places the Antiarcha with the Arthrodira under the superorder of Placodermi.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)David Starr Jordan
Superorder, sū-pėr-or′dėr, n. a group in the classifications of natural history above the order but below the class.
superorder
- biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subclass
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superorder
[sōō′pər-ôr′dər]
- A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a class or subclass and containing one or more orders.
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