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SUBKINGDOM

\sˈʌbkɪŋdəm], \sˈʌbkɪŋdəm], \s_ˈʌ_b_k_ɪ_ŋ_d_ə_m]\

Definitions of SUBKINGDOM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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(biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A large or primary division of a kingdom, either animal or vegetable; it is not a definite division, some naturalists recognizing more, some fewer, subkingdoms.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A subordinate kingdom: a division of a kingdom: a sub-division.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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