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suprageneric

suprageneric adjective: pertaining to a taxon at a rank above that of genus.

Adjective

suprageneric (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to a taxon at a rank above that of genus.

Origin of suprageneric

From supra- + generic.

Questions about suprageneric

What does suprageneric mean?
Suprageneric means pertaining to a taxon at a rank above that of genus.
What part of speech is suprageneric?
Suprageneric is an adjective.

Words near suprageneric in the dictionary

  1. suprafixes
  2. suprafoliaceous
  3. supraforaminal
  4. supraganglionic
  5. supragastric
  6. suprageneric
  7. supragenic
  8. supragenicular
  9. suprageniculate
  10. supragenome
  11. supragenomes

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