infracohort

English

Etymology

From infra- +‎ cohort.

Noun

infracohort (plural infracohorts)

1. (taxonomy) One of the ranks used in classifying animal life forms; an infracohort is more specific than a subcohort and more general than a subtercohort.
   • 2004 September 11, New Scientist, page 13:

     taxonomists have been inventing a confusing raft of ranks, such as phalanxes, infracohorts and supertribes