SINCE 1828
superrace
noun
su·per·race
| \ ˌsü-pər-ˈrās
\
\
plural superraces
Definition of superrace
1
: a race or nation of people held to be superior to others
2
: a group of organisms and especially bacteria that are unusually hardy
mutations resulting in a superrace of drug-resistant bacteria
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