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

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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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