superorder

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːpərˌɔːdə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅′pər ôr′dər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
su•per•or•der  (so̅o̅′pər ôr′dər),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Biologya category of related orders within a class or subclass.
  • super- + order 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
superorder / ˈsuːpərˌɔːdə/
  1. a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subclass
'superorder' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
endopterygote - salientian - unguiculate

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