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subordo

subordo noun: synonym of suborder.

Noun

subordo (plural subordines or subordos)

  1. Synonym of suborder.
    • There is no reason to deny a natural sequence or to split off genera only to have to attempt later to re-insert them into the whole by means of subordos and superfamilies.1967, Zoologische Verhandelingen, page 32
    • In contrast to Eutheria and Primates, structural and physiological similarity in fetal membrane development and placentation exists within the subordines Strepsirhini and Haplorhini.1977, Folia Primatologica, page 157
    Synonyms:
    suborder

Examples of subordo in a sentence

  • The short diagnoses of the subordos, supercohors and cohors in the Oribatid system as here elaborated are as follows:[…]1979, Annales Historico-naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, page 280:
  • He considered it very distinct and gave it equal status to the Papilionoideae, Mimosoideae, and Caesalpinioideae (which he termed subordos ‘Papilionaceae’, ‘Mimosae’ and ‘Caesalpineae’).2000, Advances in Legume Systematics, part 9, →ISBN, page 218:
  • Distribution of Thrace soils according to their subordos and evaluation of usage of the soil in different part of the region.2005, Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, page 716, column 2:

Synonyms of subordo

Forms of subordo

pluralsubordines
pluralsubordos

Origin of subordo

Borrowed from Latin subōrdō.

Questions about subordo

What does subordo mean?
Subordo means synonym of suborder.
How do you use subordo in a sentence?
The short diagnoses of the subordos, supercohors and cohors in the Oribatid system as here elaborated are as follows:[…]
What part of speech is subordo?
Subordo is a noun.
What is the plural of subordo?
The plural of subordo is subordines.

Words near subordo in the dictionary

  1. subordinations
  2. subordinative
  3. subordinator
  4. subordinators
  5. subordines
  6. subordo
  7. subordos
  8. suborganellar
  9. suborganelle
  10. suborganelles
  11. suborganisation

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