suborder

[ suhb-awr-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Biology.

suborder

/ ˈsʌbˌɔːdə /

suborder

/ sŭb′ôr′dər /

A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and containing one or more families.

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + order

If you like mammal species from the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue")...

The wings are ample and are somewhat folded or plaited, from which character the suborder takes its name.

Closely allied to the latter suborder is the suborder Plecoptera, which includes the single family Perlid or Stone-flies.

Rostrif′era, a suborder of gasteropods, with contractile rostrum or snout.

Crabs of this suborder inhabit all seas of the globe, and are found from the shore to great depths.

The group of rays and Hasse's order of Cyclospondyli we may consider each as a suborder of Tectospondyli.

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