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Definition of: suborder
(sub′ôr′dər) noun
1. Biol. A category of animals or plants next below an order.
2. A subordinate architectural order modifying the principal order, generally for decoration.
—sub·or·di·nal (sub·ôr′də·nəl) adjective
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