subkingdom

subkingdom
In biologic classification, a division between kingdom and phylum.

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sub·king·dom 'səb-.kiŋ-dəm n a category in biological classification ranking below a kingdom and above a phylum

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  • Subkingdom — Sub*king dom, n. One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zo[ o]logy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, C[oe]lentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • subkingdom — [sub′kiŋ΄dəm] n. any main natural subdivision of the plant or animal kingdom …   English World dictionary

  • subkingdom Metazoa — noun multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system • Syn: ↑Metazoa • Hypernyms: ↑subkingdom • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom …   Useful english dictionary

  • subkingdom Parazoa — noun multicellular organisms having less specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera • Syn: ↑Parazoa • Hypernyms: ↑subkingdom • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom …   Useful english dictionary

  • subkingdom — noun Date: 1825 a category in biological classification ranking below a kingdom and above a phylum …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • subkingdom — /sub king deuhm, sub king /, n. Biol. a category of related phyla within a kingdom. [1815 25; SUB + KINGDOM] * * * …   Universalium

  • subkingdom — noun A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum …   Wiktionary

  • subkingdom — n. one of the main groups into which the animal and vegetable kingdom is divided …   English contemporary dictionary

  • subkingdom — noun Biology a taxonomic category that ranks below kingdom and above phylum or division …   English new terms dictionary

  • subkingdom — sub·kingdom …   English syllables

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