suborder

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

sub- +‎ order

Noun[edit]

suborder (plural suborders)

  1. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
    Synonym: subordo
  2. (business) A secondary or subsidiary order (purchase request).
  3. Synonym of subordering

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: suborde

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Verb[edit]

suborder (third-person singular simple present suborders, present participle subordering, simple past and past participle subordered)

  1. (transitive) To arrange in a secondary order.
    The customers were sorted by name and then subordered by number of purchases.

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