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Noun: superclass  'soo-pu(r),klãs
  1. (biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class
    "Tetrapoda is a superclass of four-limbed vertebrates"

Derived forms: superclasses

Type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group

Encyclopedia: Superclass