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subclass

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌbˌklɑːs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sub′klas′, -kläs′)

sub•class (sub′klas′, -kläs′),USA pronunciation n.

a primary division of a class.
Sociologya subordinate class, esp. one of persons who lack the rights and privileges of the primary class:a subclass of alien workers.
Biologya category of related orders within a class.

v.t.

to place in a subclass.

sub- + class 1810–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

subclass /ˈsʌbˌklɑːs/ n

a principal subdivision of a class
a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a class

'subclass' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alliance - amphipod - barnacle - cirripede - coelacanth - copepod - elasmobranch - infusorian - lungfish - selachian - superorder - teleost - wingless - actinopod - agreement - alcyonarian - anapsid - apterygote - archosaur - branchiopod - chilognath - cirriped - cyclostome - determiner - dibranchiate - dicotyledon - labyrinthodont - malacostracan - mite - ophiuroid - opisthobranch - order - ostracod - postdeterminer - predeterminer - pterygote - tetrabranchiate - verbal auxiliary - seed shrimp - soft goods

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