infracohort

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From infra- +‎ cohort.

Noun[edit]

infracohort (plural infracohorts)

  1. (taxonomy) One of the ranks used in classifying animal life forms; an infracohort is more specific than a subcohort and more general than a subtercohort.
    • 2004 September 11, New Scientist, page 13:
      taxonomists have been inventing a confusing raft of ranks, such as phalanxes, infracohorts and supertribes