Suborder
Pronunciation : Sub*or"der
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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 Composit?.
(Nat. Hist.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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