SUBKINGDOM

subkingdom

(noun) (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

subkingdom (plural subkingdoms)

(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.

(uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.

Synonyms

• (taxonomy): subregnum

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*king"dom, n.

Definition: One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zoölogy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Coelentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and the Cryptogamia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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