suborder
IPA: sʌbˈɔrdɝ
noun
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
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Examples of "suborder" in Sentences
- Cirrina is a suborder of the order Octopoda.
- Corvidae is a family of the Passeri suborder.
- Cainotheriidae is a family in the suborder Tylopoda.
- Frankineae is a suborder of the Actinomycetales order.
- Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
- The suborder includes the barracuda, tuna, mackerel and swordfish.
- The humpback whale is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whale suborder.
- Cionidae is a family of sea squirts belonging to the suborder Phlebobranchia.
- The Blue Whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales.
- Diazonidae is a family of sea squirts belonging to the suborder Phlebobranchia.
- The Bible does not say that the rabbit belongs to the suborder of Ruminantia; that would have been a slip.
- Iguanas are one of the five generally recognized infraorders of the lacertilian suborder of reptiles which includes all lizards.
- Camels are now no longer included in the suborder of Ruminantia, but in a separate suborder of Tylopoda, which also chew their food twice.
- Of course, in "The Speckled Band," we are meant to believe that a snake — deaf, like all of its suborder — could respond to a whistled signal.
- This is not a grasshopper, but rather, a member of the same order, but classified as the suborder Ensifera of Long-Horned Orthoperta, and the family Tettigoniidae of Katydids, and the subfamily Conocephalinae of Coneheads.
- The Iguanidae family is only one of about 17 families of the lacertilian suborder; it includes the subfamilies of iguana iguanas (green) and spiny-tailed (black) iguanas which are abundant in the Puerto Vallarta, Mexico area.