superorder

[ soo-per-awr-der ]

/ ˈsu pərˌɔr dər /

a category of related orders within a class or subclass.

Origin of superorder

First recorded in 1885–90; super- + order

Hay places the Antiarcha with the Arthrodira under the superorder of Placodermi.

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr Jordan
This superorder is equivalent to the subclass Azygostei of Hay.

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr Jordan
Superorder, sū-pėr-or′dėr, n. a group in the classifications of natural history above the order but below the class.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

superorder

/ (ˈsuːpərˌɔːdə) /

biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subclass

superorder

[ sōō′pər-ôr′dər ]

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