supertribe
English
Etymology
super- + tribe
Noun
supertribe (plural supertribes)
- (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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