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Subclass

[suhb-klas, -klahs]

noun

a primary division of a class.

a subordinate class, especially one of persons who lack the rights and privileges of the primary class: a subclass of alien workers.

Biology. a category of related orders within a class.

verb (used with object)

to place in a subclass.

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Origin:
1810–20; sub- + class

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subclass (ˈsʌbˌklɑːs)

—n
1.	a principal subdivision of a class
2.	biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a class
3.	maths another name for subset

—vb
4.	(tr) to assign to a subclass

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subclass sub·class (sŭb'klās')
n.
A taxonomic category of ranking between a class and an order.

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subclass

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A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a class and containing one or more orders.

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subclass definition

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