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suborder


sub·or·der

noun \ˈsəb-ˌȯr-dər\

Definition of SUBORDER

: a subdivision of an order <a soil suborder>; especially : a taxonomic category ranking between an order and a family

First Known Use of SUBORDER

1826

Rhymes with SUBORDER

awarder, back order, close order, court order, disorder, gag order, in order, keyboarder, mail-order, on order, recorder, reorder, rewarder, sailboarder, short-order, skateboarder, snowboarder, stop order, surfboarder, third order, to order, transborder, wakeboarder, word order

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