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subordinal

subordinal adjective: relating to a taxonomic suborder.

Adjective

subordinal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a taxonomic suborder.

Origin of subordinal

From sub- + ordinal.

Questions about subordinal

What does subordinal mean?
Subordinal means relating to a taxonomic suborder.
What part of speech is subordinal?
Subordinal is an adjective.

Words near subordinal in the dictionary

  1. subordered
  2. subordering
  3. suborderings
  4. suborders
  5. subordinacy
  6. subordinal
  7. subordinance
  8. subordinances
  9. subordinancy
  10. subordinaries
  11. subordinary

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