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infraorder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.fɹəˌɔː.də/
  • General-American: /ˈɪn.fɹəˌɔɹ.dɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A taxonomic category below suborder and above superfamily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English order English infraorder From infra- + order.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رُتْبَة سُفْلَى — taxonomic rank
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下目 (xiàmù) — taxonomic rank
  • German: Unterordnung — taxonomic rank
  • Greek: ανθυποτάξη (anthypotáxi) — taxonomic rank
  • Italian: infraordine — taxonomic rank
  • Japanese: 下目 (kamoku) — taxonomic rank
  • Latin: infraordo — taxonomic rank
  • Russian: инфраотря́д (infraotrjád) — taxonomic rank
Real reading context

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