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suborder
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sub·or·der  (sbôrdr)
n.
1. Biology A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking between an order and a family.
2. A subdivision of a category termed an order.
suborder [ˈsʌbˌɔːdə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
subordinal  adj
suborder  (sbôrdr)
A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below an order and containing one or more families.
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Noun1.suborder - (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations
order - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
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[FIGURE 4 OMITTED] The first class was defined using the following soil suborders as indicators of wetland presence, since they are related to hydromorphic processes: Alfisols of Suborders Aqualfs, Entisols Aquents and Fluvents, Inceptisols Aquepts, Mollisols Aquic and Aquolls and Histosols Saprists and polygons corresponding to Mollisols of Suborders Udolls and Ustolls corresponding to subgroup Aquic (Table 2).
Distribuicao de areas umidas na Argentina, estimada a partir de mapas ... by Kandus, Patricia; Minotti, Priscilla; Malvárez, Ana Inés / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
The material includes an introduction to the study of Psocoptera; discussions of morphology, biology, collecting, and biogeography; keys to suborders and families; a systematic treatment of three suborders; and a checklist of all known species found in the region with references to original sources.
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Both sides in the controversy would thus be vindicated: Ambulocetus, Pakicetus, and their more fully marine descendants in the extinct whale suborder Archaeoceti would in fact be descended from mesonychians, while the two extant whale suborders would share a common ancestor (probably more recently) with hippopotamoid artiodactyls.
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