suborder.
A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
Meaning & usage
A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.
A secondary or subsidiary order (purchase request).
Synonym of subordering.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English order English suborder From sub- + order.
To arrange in a secondary order.
The customers were sorted by name and then subordered by number of purchases.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English order English suborder From sub- + order.
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