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Noun: subkingdom  'súb,king-dum
  1. (biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom
    "Protista is a subkingdom of the kingdom Protozoa"

Derived forms: subkingdoms

Type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group

Encyclopedia: Subkingdom