Vocabulary Entry

suborder

|noun • verb

noun

A taxonomic category that ranks below a order and above a family.

Example Sentences

"The lion belongs to the suborder Feliformia."

"Scientists classify animals into various suborders for better study."

"The suborder of primates includes both lemurs and monkeys."

verb

Example Sentences

"We need to suborder the species based on their genetic similarities."

"The biologists will suborder the newly discovered species accordingly."

"They plan to suborder the animals in the museum's collection."