supertribe

English

Etymology

super- +‎ tribe

Noun

supertribe (plural supertribes)

  1. (taxonomy) one of the ranks used in classifying animal life forms; a supertribe is more specific than a subfamily and more general than a tribe
    • 2004 September 11, New Scientist, page 13:
      taxonomists have been inventing a confusing raft of ranks, such as phalanxes, infracohorts and supertribes
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