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SUPERPHYLUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("superphylum" is a kind of...):
taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Holonyms ("superphylum" is a member of...):
category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)
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