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  • noun Plural form of subkingdom.

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Examples

  • He divided animals into four great subkingdoms: Vertebrates, Mollusca, Articulata,

    Thomas Henry Huxley A Sketch Of His Life And Work Mitchell, P Chalmers 1900

  • In the Cambrian, Ordovician, and Silurian the invertebrates were represented in all their subkingdoms by a varied fauna.

    The Elements of Geology William Harmon Norton 1900

  • Much or all of this vast differentiation was accomplished before the opening of the next era; for all the subkingdoms are represented in the Cambrian except the vertebrates.

    The Elements of Geology William Harmon Norton 1900

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