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suborder

 
Dictionary: sub·or·der   (sŭb'ôr'dər) pronunciation
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n.
  1. Biology. A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking between an order and a family.
  2. A subdivision of a category termed an order.

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Architecture: suborder
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A secondary architectural order, introduced chiefly for decoration, as distinguished from a main order of a structure.

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(sŭb'ôr'dər)
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A taxonomic category ranking between an order and a family.

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A taxonomic category sometimes established, subordinate to an order and superior to a family.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
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