11 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
noun (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English family English superfamily From super- + family.
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