order
- noun
- /ˈɔrdər/
- Specialized
- The order Lepidoptera consists of moths and butterflies, which share common characteristics in their life cycles.
But there's no order called Dunyan in Atrithao.
- But there's no order called Dunyan in Atrithao.
Examples
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That fellow over there is a common bat of the order of Chiroptera.
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The order Plesiosauria was large and varied.
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Mongooses belong to the mammalian order Carnivora and are most closely related to cats, civets, and hyenas.
Academic text (1990) -
In biology, the classification of organisms includes the order Carnivora, which contains families like Felidae and Canidae.
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The taxonomic order of Amphibians includes frogs and salamanders, highlighting their evolutionary relationships.
Synonyms
A level in the classification of living things between class and family
A set of living things that are put together because they are related, for example lions and tigers
A group of related animals larger than a family and smaller than a class
A rank in the classification of living things like species or family that shows how they are related
Idioms
- Formal
Arrange your personal, money, and legal matters before illness or death
Compounds
- Formal
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
- Specialized
A way to compare how big things are by ten times bigger or smaller
- US
A paper you buy at a bank or post office that pays a named person a set amount
- Formal
A question raised in a formal meeting to show someone may have broken the rules
A group of people who live together, follow special rules, and focus on prayer or service
- Formal
A written document from a buyer to a seller that lists items, how many of each, and the agreed prices
- Archaic
A paper note bought at a post office that lets a named person collect money
A Protestant group in Northern Ireland that holds yearly parades celebrating union with Britain
- Specialized
A request to buy or sell shares immediately at the current price through a broker
A British military medal given to officers for brave service in battle
A group of Catholic monks and priests who follow Saint Augustine's teachings
Religious people in the Catholic Church who live simply and help the poor, following Saint Francis
A group of Roman Catholic priests and brothers who work in education and missions
- Formal
A book of rules for running meetings and making group decisions
- Jargon
A command ordering soldiers to hold a rifle vertically at their right side with the end touching the ground
- Specialized
A large group of insects that are beetles with hard front wings covering their flying wings
- Specialized
A group of mammals that includes all bats, like fruit bats and insect-eating bats
- Formal
A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
- Specialized
An instruction to sell or buy shares at a set price to limit losses and protect gains
- Specialized
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
A Roman Catholic group of religious people who live in monasteries and pray and study
- Specialized
Soldiers march shoulder to shoulder in a set formation for parades
- Specialized
An ancient Roman column style combining Ionic scrolls and Corinthian leaves
- Specialized
A style of ancient Greek columns that have decorated leaf-shaped tops
- Formal
An instruction that a military leader gives every day to people under their command
A group of Catholic priests and brothers who follow Saint Dominic and are known for teaching and missionary work
- Specialized
A simple ancient Greek style of building with thick columns that have no bases and plain tops
- Specialized
A group of related animals larger than a family and smaller than a class
- Specialized
Soldiers spread far apart to avoid enemy fire and move across rough ground
- Specialized
The relationship between two things measured after keeping one other thing the same
How Specific
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun order in biology comes from Latin ordo meaning 'group' or 'rank', so an order groups related families that belong together.