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Definition of Subkingdom
1. Noun. (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Generic synonyms: Taxon, Taxonomic Category, Taxonomic Group
Definition of Subkingdom
1. n. One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zoölogy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, Cœlentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia, and the Cryptogamia.
Definition of Subkingdom
1. Noun. (taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subkingdom
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Subkingdom
Literary usage of Subkingdom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. North American Geology and Palæontology for the Use of Amateurs, Students by Samuel Almond Miller (1889)
"subkingdom ECHINODERMATA. THIS subkingdom is represented, in the Palaeozoic rocks,
by the Classes Crinoidea, ..."
2. Outlines of Physiology, Human and Comparative by John Marshall (1868)
"Thus, the coralline polyps are transferred to the new subkingdom ... Lastly, the
new subkingdom Protozoa includes the Infusoria, with the exception of the ..."
3. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"[subkingdom MOLLUSCA.] Class CEPHALOPODA. THE CUTTLE-FISH [Sepia officinalis,
Linn.]. The cuttle-fish would seem to be a complete animal in itself, ..."
4. A Text-book of Invertebrate Morphology by James Playfair McMurrich (1896)
"subkingdom PROTOZOA. A SIMPLE cell, as has already been stated, possesses the
power of performing all the functions of life, and consequently the existence ..."
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