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Noun: suborder  'súb`or-du(r)
  1. (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

Derived forms: suborders

Type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group

Part of: order

Encyclopedia: Suborder

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suborder Alcyonacea
suborder Anisoptera
suborder Anseres
suborder Anthropoidea
suborder Blattaria
suborder Blattodea
suborder Blennioidea
suborder Brachyura
suborder Carnosaura
suborder Cephalaspida