ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Suborder

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Suborder is a noun meaning (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.

Meaning

(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.

More Meanings

  1. (business) A secondary or subsidiary order (purchase request).
  2. Synonym of subordering.
  3. (transitive) To arrange in a secondary order.

Example Sentences

The customers were sorted by name and then subordered by number of purchases.

Word Forms

Synonyms for suborder

Depending on context, synonyms include subordo, subordering.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include subgenus, superorder, minorder, subordo, nanorder, subtribe.

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