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suborder

/suhb-awr-der/US // ˈsʌbˌɔr dər //UK // (ˈsʌbˌɔːdə) //

次序,亚阶,亚目,亚纲

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : a category of related families within an order.

Examples

  • 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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