Subclass
Pronunciation : Sub"class`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One of the natural groups, more important than an order, into which some classes are divided; as, the angiospermous subclass of exogens.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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