subclass

[ suhb-klas, -klahs ]
/ ˈsʌbˌklæs, -ˌklɑs /
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noun

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

verb (used with object)

to place in a subclass.

Origin of subclass

First recorded in 1810–20; sub- + class

Words nearby subclass

subchapter, subchaser, subchloride, subchorial space, subcinctorium, subclass, subclassify, subclavate, subclavian, subclavian ansa, subclavian artery

Words related to subclass

position, line, place, tract, set, family, grade, rank, species, slot, estate, breed, pigeonhole, hierarchy, station, branch, feather, type, sort, description

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British Dictionary definitions for subclass

subclass
/ (ˈsʌbˌklɑːs) /

noun

a principal subdivision of a class
biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a class
maths another name for subset (def. 1)

verb

(tr) to assign to a subclass

Medical definitions for subclass

subclass
[ sŭb′klăs′ ]

n.

A taxonomic category of ranking between a class and an order.

Scientific definitions for subclass

subclass
[ sŭb′klăs′ ]

A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a class and containing one or more orders.