suborder : Idioms & Phrases

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suborder alcyonacea

  • noun comprising the soft corals
    Alcyonacea.
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suborder anisoptera

  • noun dragonflies
    Anisoptera.
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suborder anseres

  • noun used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
    Anseres.
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suborder anthropoidea

  • noun monkeys; apes; hominids
    Anthropoidea.
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suborder blattaria

  • noun cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
    Blattodea; Blattaria; suborder Blattaria.
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suborder blattodea

  • noun cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
    Blattodea; Blattaria; suborder Blattaria.
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suborder blennioidea

  • noun blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
    Blennioidea.
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suborder brachyura

  • noun an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
    Brachyura.
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suborder carnosaura

  • noun largest carnivorous land animals ever known
    Carnosaura.
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suborder cephalaspida

  • noun extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
    Cephalaspida; Osteostraci; suborder Cephalaspida.
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suborder ceratopsia

  • noun horned dinosaurs
    Ceratopsia.
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suborder ceratosaura

  • noun primitive saurischian dinosaurs
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suborder charadrii

  • noun shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
    Charadrii.
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suborder clamatores

  • noun used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds
    Clamatores.
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suborder euronithopoda

  • noun widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)
    Euronithopoda; suborder Euronithopoda; Ornithopoda; euronithopod.
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suborder eurylaimi

  • noun broadbills
    Eurylaimi.
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suborder gorgonacea

  • noun red corals and sea fans
    Gorgonacea; suborder Gorgonacea; Gorgoniacea.
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suborder gorgoniacea

  • noun red corals and sea fans
    Gorgonacea; suborder Gorgonacea; Gorgoniacea.
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suborder heteroptera

  • noun true bugs
    Heteroptera.
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suborder heterostraci

  • noun extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear
    Heterostraci.
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suborder homoptera

  • noun plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
    Homoptera.
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suborder hyperoartia

  • noun lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
    Hyperoartia; suborder Hyperoartia; Petromyzoniformes.
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suborder hyperotreta

  • noun hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
    Myxinoidea; suborder Hyperotreta; Myxinoidei; suborder Myxiniformes; Hyperotreta; Myxiniformes.
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suborder hystricomorpha

  • noun an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
    Hystricomorpha.
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suborder lacertilia

  • noun true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
    Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia.
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suborder lari

  • noun gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
    Lari.
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suborder lemuroidea

  • noun Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii
    Lemuroidea.
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suborder limicolae

  • noun term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
    Limicolae.
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suborder lipotyphla

  • noun moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
    Lipotyphla.
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suborder maniraptora

  • noun advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds
    Maniraptora.
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suborder manteodea

  • noun mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera
    Manteodea.
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suborder marginocephalia

  • noun includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs
    marginocephalian; Marginocephalia.
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suborder megachiroptera

  • noun fruit bats
    Megachiroptera.
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suborder megaloptera

  • noun in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
    Megaloptera.
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suborder menotyphla

  • noun elephant shrews; tree shrews
    Menotyphla.
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suborder menurae

  • noun lyrebirds and scrubbirds
    Menurae.
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suborder microchiroptera

  • noun most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
    Microchiroptera.
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suborder mugiloidea

  • noun fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae
    Mugiloidea.
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suborder myomorpha

  • noun true rats and mice and related rodents
    Myomorpha.
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suborder mysticeti

  • noun baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
    Mysticeti.
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suborder myxiniformes

  • noun hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
    Myxinoidea; suborder Hyperotreta; Myxinoidei; suborder Myxiniformes; Hyperotreta; Myxiniformes.
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suborder myxinoidei

  • noun hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
    Myxinoidea; suborder Hyperotreta; Myxinoidei; suborder Myxiniformes; Hyperotreta; Myxiniformes.
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suborder natantia

  • noun shrimp; prawns; etc.
    Natantia.
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suborder nematocera

  • noun mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
    Nematocera.
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suborder nothosauria

  • noun a suborder of Sauropterygia
    Nothosauria.
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suborder odontoceti

  • noun toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
    Odontoceti.
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suborder ophidia

  • noun snakes
    Serpentes; Ophidia; suborder Ophidia.
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suborder ornithomimida

  • noun lightly built medium-size theropods
    Ornithomimida.
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suborder ornithopoda

  • noun widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)
    Euronithopoda; suborder Euronithopoda; Ornithopoda; euronithopod.
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suborder oscines

  • noun two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
    Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines.
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suborder osteostraci

  • noun extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
    Cephalaspida; Osteostraci; suborder Cephalaspida.
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suborder otides

  • noun terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards
    Otides.
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suborder pachycephalosaurus

  • noun boneheaded dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
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suborder passeres

  • noun two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
    Oscines; Passeres; suborder Oscines.
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suborder percoidea

  • noun in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder
    Percoidea.
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suborder petromyzoniformes

  • noun lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
    Hyperoartia; suborder Hyperoartia; Petromyzoniformes.
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suborder pinnipedia

  • noun seals; sea lions; walruses
    Pinnipedia.
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suborder plesiosauria

  • noun any of the plesiosaurs
    Plesiosauria.
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suborder prosauropoda

  • noun the earliest known dinosaurs
    Prosauropoda.
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suborder prosimii

  • noun not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
    Prosimii.
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suborder reptantia

  • noun lobsters; crabs
    Reptantia.
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suborder ruminantia

  • noun cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels
    Ruminantia.
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suborder sauria

  • noun true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
    Lacertilia; Sauria; suborder Lacertilia.
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suborder sauropoda

  • noun any of the sauropod dinosaurs
    Sauropoda.
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suborder sauropodomorpha

  • noun gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs)
    Sauropodomorpha.
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suborder sciuromorpha

  • noun large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
    Sciuromorpha.
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suborder scombroidea

  • noun mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes
    Scombroidea.
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suborder scorpaenoidea

  • noun mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards
    Scorpaenoidea.
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suborder serpentes

  • noun snakes
    Serpentes; Ophidia; suborder Ophidia.
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suborder strepsirhini

  • noun in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs
    Strepsirhini.
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suborder tarsioidea

  • noun in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii
    Tarsioidea.
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suborder theropoda

  • noun carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous
    Theropoda.
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suborder thyreophora

  • noun armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs
    Thyreophora; thyreophoran.
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suborder tyranni

  • noun New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers
    Tyranni.
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suborder xenarthra

  • noun armadillos; American anteaters; sloths
    Xenarthra.
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suborder zygoptera

  • noun damselflies
    Zygoptera.
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