subclass
n.
secondary class; subdivision of a class; category of related organisms within a class (Biology)
Subclass
Subclass
(n.)
One of the natural groups, more important than an order, into which some classes are divided; as, the angiospermous subclass of exogens.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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subclass
Noun
1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(classification) biology, biological science