Definitions of suborder [ˈsʌbˌɔr dər]

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (Biol.) suborder
a category of related families within an order.

Etymology: (1820–30)

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1. (noun) suborder
(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) suborder
a division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of Compositae

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