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su·per·race | \ ˌsü-pər-ˈrās 
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\ 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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The first known use of superrace was in 1904
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