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Subkingdom

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 Phanerogamia, and the Cryptogamia.

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subkingdom

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.

WordNet
subkingdom

n. (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

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Subkingdom (biology)
  1. redirect kingdom (biology)

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.