superorder
[ soo-per-awr-der ]
/ ˈsu pərˌɔr dər /
noun Biology.
a category of related orders within a class or subclass.
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Example sentences from the Web for superorder
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 JordanThis superorder is equivalent to the subclass Azygostei of Hay.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr JordanSuperorder, sū-pėr-or′dėr, n. a group in the classifications of natural history above the order but below the class.
British Dictionary definitions for superorder
superorder
/ (ˈsuːpərˌɔːdə) /
noun
biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subclass
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Scientific definitions for superorder
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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