subclass


Definition: Meaning of, subclass in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsʌbklɑːs /

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subclass subclasses
  1. biology a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
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subclass used in phrases

  • subclass Acnidosporidia (noun)
    1. a subclass of Sporozoa
  • subclass Actinopoda (noun)
    1. heliozoans; radiolarians
  • subclass Alismatidae (noun)
    1. one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semiaquatic herbs
  • subclass Amphineura (noun)
    1. a class of Gastropoda
  • subclass Anapsida (noun)
    1. oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
  • subclass Archaeornithes (noun)
    1. primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous
  • subclass Archosauria (noun)
    1. a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
  • subclass Arecidae (noun)
    1. one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae and Lemnaceae
  • subclass Asteridae (noun)
    1. a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder
  • subclass Branchiopoda (noun)
    1. primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas
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