mirorder

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noun

A taxonomic ranking just below grandorder and above order.

“Primatomorpha is a mirorder of mammals.”

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounmirorder (plural mirorders)

plural mirorders · alternative hyperorder

  1. biologyA taxonomic ranking just below grandorder and above order.

    Primatomorpha is a mirorder of mammals.

Origin

  1. Latinmirus“strange, wonderful”
  2. Englishmirorder

From Latin mirus (“strange, wonderful”) + order.

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APA

mirorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirorder

MLA

“mirorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirorder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mirorder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirorder.

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