Suborder

/sˈʌbɔːdə/

/sˈʌboːɹdɚ/

[noun]

Suborder

[NOUN]

a taxonomic rank that comes below the order and above the infraorder

Examples

1. Now, one rank up from Infraorder is Suborder.

2. But let's talk about Nematocera, the suborder of insects that includes black flies and mosquitoes.

3. The first suborder to appear was Stylonuria.

4. There are several hundred species of anglerfish, and a some suborders show extreme sexual dimorphism - meaning females can be up to 60 times longer and half a million times heavier than males.