Superclass
noun, Biology.
1.
a category of related classes within a phylum or subphylum.
2.
a subphylum.
noun
1.
a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subphylum
superclass su·per·class (sōō’pər-klās’)
n.
A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum and above a class.
superclass
(s’pər-klās’)
A taxonomic category of related organisms ranking below a phylum and containing one or more classes.
base class
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