superclass
noun
su·per·class
ˈsü-pər-ˌklas 
: a category in biological classification ranking below a phylum or division and above a class
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Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari has scored another recruiting superclass with the addition of top 2023 prospect DJ Wagner.
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The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2022
Only time will tell if Sheppard’s dream of a superclass will come to fruition.
—The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2022
The fish are then used to create a superclass of breeding stock for the public lakes.
—Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 8 Mar. 2021
It’s some kind of genetic enhancement — rarely fatal — that has created a superclass of young people, completely altering adolescence, college admissions and employment possibilities.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021
Together the Five compose a new superclass of American corporate might.
—Farhad Manjoo, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
The Courier-Journal, 15 Nov. 2022
Only time will tell if Sheppard’s dream of a superclass will come to fruition.
—The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2022
The fish are then used to create a superclass of breeding stock for the public lakes.
—Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 8 Mar. 2021
It’s some kind of genetic enhancement — rarely fatal — that has created a superclass of young people, completely altering adolescence, college admissions and employment possibilities.
—Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021
Together the Five compose a new superclass of American corporate might.
—Farhad Manjoo, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2017
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“Superclass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superclass. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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