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Answer for the clue "(biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom ", 10 letters:
subkingdom

Word definitions for subkingdom in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subkingdom \Sub*king"dom\, n. One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or vegetable kingdom, as, in zo["o]logy, the Vertebrata, Tunicata, Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata, C[oe]lentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context taxonomy English) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum. 2 (lb en uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
redirect kingdom (biology)

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

Usage examples of subkingdom.

If this was truly Sobrania, and not one of its benighted subkingdoms, she might be able to escape with the help of her Black Trillium and throw herself upon the mercy of Emperor Denombo.

That is how, over the ages, the different classes and subkingdoms of animals arose.