INFRACLASS

Meaning of INFRACLASS in English

■ noun Biology a taxonomic category that ranks below a subclass.

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INFRACLASS — ˈinfrə+ˌ- noun Etymology: infra- + class : a subdivision of a subclass that is more or less exactly equivalent to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARSUPIAL — Any mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, characterized by premature birth and continued development outside the womb. The young remain attached …
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EUTHERIA — (ˈ)yü+ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + Theria : a major division of Mammalia originally coextensive …
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TELEOST — /tel"ee ost', tee"lee-/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Teleostei, a group of bony fishes including most living …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TELEOST — any member of the infraclass Teleostei, a large and extremely diverse group of ray-finned fishes. Along with the chondrosteans and …
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PLACENTAL MAMMAL — any member of the mammalian infraclass Eutheria, characterized by the presence of a placenta, which facilitates exchange of nutrients and …
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HOLOSTEAN — any member of the subclass, or infraclass, Holostei, a group of archaic, bony fishes represented by the bowfin and the …
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DINOSAUR — Dinosaur family tree. the common name given to any of certain extinct reptiles, often very large, that thrived worldwide for …
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CHONDROSTEAN — any member of the subclass Chondrostei, a group of primitive, ray-finned bony fishes, represented by the sturgeons and paddlefishes and …
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BONY FISH — any member of the class Osteichthyes in the subphylum Vertebrata, including the great majority of living fishes and virtually all …
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MARSUPIAL — n. Any mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, characterized by premature birth and continued development outside the womb. The young remain …
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