Order
Order noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: regards draftees as an entirely different order of soldier and less desirable than volunteers
Subclass and order are semantically related. in kind topic. In some cases you can use "Subclass" instead a noun "Order", when it comes to topics like class, taxonomic group.
Subclass
Subclass noun - (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Subclass Coleoidea: Octopuses (order Octopoda) are the most used members of this class, but they are almost always the "generic octopus" with a big mantle and no fins.
Source: Small Taxonomy Pools
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Subclass and Order. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/order/subclass
Order & Subclass. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/order/subclass>.
Subclass or Order. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/order/subclass.
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