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su⋅per⋅class

[soo-per-klas, -klahs]
–noun Biology.
1. a category of related classes within a phylum or subphylum.
2. a subphylum.

Origin:
1890–95; super- + class
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su·per·class   (sōō'pər-klās')   
n.  A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a phylum and above a class.
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Medical Dictionary

superclass su·per·class (s&oomacr;'pər-klās')
n.
A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum and above a class.

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Science Dictionary
superclass   (s'pər-klās')  Pronunciation Key 
A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a phylum and containing one or more classes.
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Computing Dictionary

superclass
base class

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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