order
Other forms: ordered; orders; ordering
Order is the formal arrangement of things — putting that pile of paper on your desk into neat stacks of bills, papers, letters, to-do lists and napkin poems.
Order has many meanings. You can put a line of people in order from tallest to shortest, or from youngest to oldest. As a very, order also means command: Talk out of turn in court and the judge will order you to be quiet. In a restaurant you give the waiter your order, which is what you want to eat, not your idea of how to organize the pantry. An order is also a group, like the Freemasons or the Order of St. Benedict.
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logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements“we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation”
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ordering, ordination
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bacteria order
an order of bacteria
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word order
the order of words in a text
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genetic code
the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells
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genome
the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
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series
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
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Stations, Stations of the Cross
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
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chain, concatenation
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
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cordon
a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing
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course, line, trajectory
a connected series of events or actions or developments
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cycle
a series of poems or songs on the same theme
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electrochemical series, electromotive force series, electromotive series
a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
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hierarchy
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
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triplet code
the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid
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nexus
a connected series or group
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patterned advance, progression
a series with a definite pattern of advance
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blizzard, rash
a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences
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sequence
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
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string, train
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
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succession
a group of people or things arranged or following in order
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wave train
a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals
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helium group
the series of inert gases
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actinide series
(chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium
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lanthanide series
the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum
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arrangement
an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
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a condition of regular or proper arrangement“he put his desk in order”“the machine is now in working order”
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orderliness
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disorder, disorderliness
a condition in which things are not in their expected places
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spit and polish
careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)
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kelter, kilter
in working order
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tidiness
the habit of being tidy
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neatness, spruceness
the state of being neat and smart and trim
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disorder, disorderliness
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established customary state (especially of society)“order ruled in the streets”“law and order”
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disorder
a disturbance of the peace or of public order
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civil order, polity
the form of government of a social organization
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rule of law
a state of order in which events conform to the law
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quiet, tranquility, tranquillity
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
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concord, concordance, consonance, harmony
a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
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stability
a stable order (especially of society)
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peace
the state prevailing during the absence of war
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peace
harmonious relations; freedom from disputes
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comity
a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
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amity
a state of friendship and cordiality
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armistice, cease-fire, truce
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
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accord, agreement
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
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conciliation
the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled
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collective security
a system for international peace
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Pax Romana
the Roman peace; the long period of peace enforced on states in the Roman Empire
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state
the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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disorder
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a body of rules followed by an assembly
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synonyms:
parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, rules of order
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Robert's Rules of Order
a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions
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interpellation
(parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
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standing order
a rule of order permanently in force
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closure, cloture, gag law, gag rule
a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
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point of order
a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
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previous question
a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
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closure by compartment, guillotine
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
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Robert's Rules of Order
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the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
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ordering
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rank order
an arrangement according to rank
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grading, scaling
the act of arranging in a graduated series
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sequence, succession
the action of following in order
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layout
the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
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alphabetisation, alphabetization
the act of putting in alphabetical order
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chess opening, opening
a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
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alternation
successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
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organisation, organization
the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
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bring order to or into
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clean up, neaten, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy, tidy up
put (things or places) in order
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systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
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collate
assemble in proper sequence
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disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl
extricate from entanglement
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make, make up
put in order or neaten
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digest
systematize, as by classifying and summarizing
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codify
organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
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loosen, tease, tease apart
disentangle and raise the fibers of
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ravel, ravel out, unravel
disentangle
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clean, clean house, houseclean
clean and tidy up the house
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place in a certain order
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assign a rank or rating to
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superordinate
place in a superior order or rank
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shortlist
put someone or something on a short list
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seed
distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
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reorder
assign a new order to
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subordinate
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
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prioritise, prioritize
assign a priority to
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sequence
arrange in a sequence
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downgrade
rate lower; lower in value or esteem
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upgrade
rate higher; raise in value or esteem
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invert, reverse
reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
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countermarch
change the order of soldiers during a march
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outclass
cause to appear in a lower class
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evaluate, judge, pass judgment
form a critical opinion of
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arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
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contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize
arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
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phrase
divide, combine, or mark into phrases
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contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize
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(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed“the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London”
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marching orders
an order from a superior officer for troops to depart
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summons
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
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word
a verbal command for action
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call up
an order to report for military duty
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a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)“a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there”
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consent decree
an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
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curfew
an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
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decree nisi
a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
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imperial decree
a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
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judicial separation, legal separation
a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
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programma
an edict that has been publicly posted
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ban, prohibition, proscription
a decree that prohibits something
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stay
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
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bull, papal bull
a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
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ukase
an edict of the Russian tsar
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pragmatic, pragmatic sanction
an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
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stay of execution
an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time
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banning-order
an order that bans something
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cease and desist order, enjoining, enjoinment, injunction
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
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interdict, interdiction
a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority“She ordered him to do the shopping”
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direct
command with authority
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instruct
give instructions or directions for some task
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command, require
make someone do something
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call, send for
order, request, or command to come
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warn
ask to go away
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charge
instruct or command with authority
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charge
instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
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burden, charge, saddle
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
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requisition
make a formal request for official services
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cite, summon, summons
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
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beep
call, summon, or alert with a beeper
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call back, recall
summon to return
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call in
summon to a particular activity or employment
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lift
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
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muster
call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
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disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto
command against
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hail
call for
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summon
ask to come
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stet
printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
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call up, mobilise, mobilize, rally
call to arms; of military personnel
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request
ask (a person) to do something
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bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
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govern, regularise, regularize, regulate
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deregulate
lift the regulations on
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standardise, standardize
cause to conform to standard or norm
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district, zone
regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
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gauge
adapt to a specified measurement
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decide, determine, make up one's mind
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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deregulate
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issue commands or orders for
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a request for something to be made, supplied, or served“I gave the waiter my order”“the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle”
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short order
an order for food that can be prepared quickly
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short order
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a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities“IBM received an order for a hundred computers”
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purchase order
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bill-me order, credit order
an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
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indent
an order for goods to be exported or imported
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market order
an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price
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production order
an order that initiates the manufacturing process
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reorder
a repeated order for the same merchandise
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stop order, stop-loss order
an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
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stop payment
a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
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mail order
a purchase negotiated by mail
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open account
an unpaid credit order
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commercial document, commercial instrument
a document of or relating to commerce
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make a request for something“order a work stoppage”
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reorder
make a new request to be supplied with
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place
to arrange for
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call
order or request or give a command for
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wish
order politely; express a wish for
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commission
place an order for
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a formal association of people with similar interests“men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today”
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athenaeum, atheneum
a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
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bookclub
a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
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chapter
a local branch of some fraternity or association
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chess club
a club of people to play chess
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country club
a suburban club for recreation and socializing
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frat, fraternity
a social club for male undergraduates
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glee club
a club organized to sing together
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golf club
a club of people to play golf
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hunt, hunt club
an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
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investors club
a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly
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jockey club
a club to promote and regulate horse racing
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racket club
club for players of racket sports
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rowing club
a club for rowers
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slate club
a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)
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sorority
a social club for female undergraduates
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turnverein
a club of tumblers or gymnasts
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boat club, yacht club
club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
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service club
a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services
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tennis club
a club of people to play tennis
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International Association of Lions clubs, Lions Club
club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
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Rotary Club, Rotary International
a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace
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association
a formal organization of people or groups of people
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a group of person living under a religious rule“the order of Saint Benedict”
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monastic order
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Augustinian order
any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
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Benedictine order, order of Saint Benedict
a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
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Carmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
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Carthusian order
an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
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Dominican order
a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
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Franciscan order
a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
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Jesuit order, Society of Jesus
a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship
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Augustinian Canons
an Augustinian monastic order
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Augustinian Hermits
a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope
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Austin Friars
an Augustinian monastic order
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religious order, religious sect, sect
a subdivision of a larger religious group
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appoint to a clerical posts
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a degree in a continuum of size or quantity“it was on the order of a mile”“an explosion of a low order of magnitude”
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order of magnitude
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magnitude
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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magnitude
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(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
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animal order
the order of animals
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protoctist order
the order of protoctists
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plant order
the order of plants
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fungus order
the order of fungi
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Eubacteriales, order Eubacteriales
one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes
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Pseudomonadales, order Pseudomonadales
one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments
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Rickettsiales, order Rickettsiales
pleomorphic Gram-negative microorganisms
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Mycoplasmatales, order Mycoplasmatales
coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae
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Actinomycetales, order Actinomycetales
filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
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Myxobacterales, Myxobacteriales, order Myxobacterales, order Myxobacteria, order Myxobacteriales
an order of higher bacteria
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Spirochaetales, order Spirochaetales
higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms
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Heliozoa, order Heliozoa
mostly freshwater protozoa
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Radiolaria, order Radiolaria
marine protozoa
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Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebida, order Amoebina
the animal order including amoebas
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Foraminifera, order Foraminifera
foraminifers
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Testacea, order Testacea
testacean rhizopods
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Heterotrichales, order Heterotrichales
yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae
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Laminariales, order Laminariales
in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas
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Fucales, order Fucales
coextensive with the family Fucaceae
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Ulvales, order Ulvales
an order of protoctist
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Volvocales, order Volvocales
chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial
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Zygnemales, Zygnematales, order Zygnemales, order Zygnematales
pond scums; desmids
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Chlorococcales, order Chlorococcales
unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores
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Oedogoniales, order oedogoniales
simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae
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Charales, order Charales
small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts
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Cilioflagellata, Dinoflagellata, order Cilioflagellata, order Dinoflagellata
in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
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Hypermastigina, order Hypermastigina
cellulose-producing flagellates
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Polymastigina, order Polymastigina
small usually parasitic flagellates
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Coccidia, order Coccidia
an order in the subclass Telosporidia
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Gregarinida, order Gregarinida
an order in the subclass Telosporidia
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Haemosporidia, order Haemosporidia
an order in the subclass Telosporidia
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Sarcosporidia, order Sarcosporidia
imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates
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Haplosporidia, order Haplosporidia
an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia
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Actinomyxidia, order Actinomyxidia
parasites of worms
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Mycrosporidia, order Mycrosporidia
an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia
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Myxosporidia, order Myxosporidia
an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia
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Malacopterygii, superorder Malacopterygii
an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays
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Cypriniformes, order Cypriniformes
an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
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Berycomorphi, order Berycomorphi
an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii
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Zeomorphi, order Zeomorphi
dories
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Solenichthyes, order Solenichthyes
bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout
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Ostracodermi, order Ostracodermi
extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
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Heterostraci, suborder Heterostraci
extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear
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Cephalaspida, Osteostraci, suborder Cephalaspida, suborder Osteostraci
extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
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Anaspida, order Anaspida
extinct order of jawless vertebrates
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Conodonta, Conodontophorida, order Conodonta, order Conodontophorida
extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
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Cyclostomata, order Cyclostomata
primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes
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Hyperoartia, Petromyzoniformes, suborder Hyperoartia, suborder Petromyzoniformes
lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes
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Hyperotreta, Myxiniformes, Myxinoidea, Myxinoidei, suborder Hyperotreta, suborder Myxiniformes, suborder Myxinoidei
hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys
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Torpediniformes, order Torpediniformes
rays with bodies shaped like torpedoes
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Batoidei, Rajiformes, order Batoidei, order Rajiformes
fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
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Ratitae, superorder Ratitae
used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders
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Struthioniformes, order Struthioniformes
a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward
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Casuariiformes, order Casuariiformes
a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus
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Apterygiformes, order Apterygiformes
a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
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Rheiformes, order Rheiformes
a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas
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Aepyorniformes, order Aepyorniformes
huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
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Dinornithiformes, order Dinornithiformes
a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
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Insessores, order Insessores, percher, perching bird
a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
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Passeriformes, order Passeriformes
largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres
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Oscines, Passeres, suborder Oscines, suborder Passeres
two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
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Menurae, suborder Menurae
lyrebirds and scrubbirds
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Eurylaimi, suborder Eurylaimi
broadbills
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Tyranni, suborder Tyranni
New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers
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Clamatores, suborder Clamatores
used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds
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Raptores, order Raptores
term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
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Falconiformes, order Falconiformes
chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
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Strigiformes, order Strigiformes
owls
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Caudata, Urodella, order Caudata, order Urodella
salamanders; newts; congo snakes
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Anura, Batrachia, Salientia, order Anura, order Batrachia, order Salientia
frogs, toads, tree toads
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Gymnophiona, order Gymnophiona
an order of amphibians including caecilians
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Labyrinthodonta, Labyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodontia
extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic
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Stereospondyli, order Stereospondyli
formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece
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Stegocephalia, order Stegocephalia
in former classifications a division of class Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia
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Temnospondyli, order Temnospondyli
formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate
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Chelonia, Testudinata, Testudines, order Chelonia, order Testudinata, order Testudines
tortoises and turtles
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Rhynchocephalia, order Rhynchocephalia
tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic
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Squamata, order Squamata
diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards
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Lacertilia, Sauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Sauria
true lizards; including chameleons and geckos
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Crocodilia, Crocodylia, order Crocodilia, order Crocodylia
crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
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Loricata, order Loricata
former name for the order Crocodylia
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Ornithischia, order Ornithischia
extinct terrestrial reptiles having bird-like pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); boneheaded and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
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Thyreophora, suborder Thyreophora, thyreophoran
armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs
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Marginocephalia, marginocephalian, suborder Marginocephalia
includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs
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suborder Pachycephalosaurus
boneheaded dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
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Ceratopsia, suborder Ceratopsia
horned dinosaurs
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Euronithopoda, Ornithopoda, euronithopod, suborder Euronithopoda, suborder Ornithopoda
widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)
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Saurischia, order Saurischia
extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
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Sauropodomorpha, suborder Sauropodomorpha
gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs)
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Prosauropoda, suborder Prosauropoda
the earliest known dinosaurs
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Sauropoda, suborder Sauropoda
any of the sauropod dinosaurs
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Theropoda, suborder Theropoda
carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous
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suborder Ceratosaura
primitive saurischian dinosaurs
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Carnosaura, suborder Carnosaura
largest carnivorous land animals ever known
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Ornithomimida, suborder Ornithomimida
lightly built medium-size theropods
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Maniraptora, suborder Maniraptora
advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds
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Therapsida, order Therapsida
extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic
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Ictodosauria, order Ictodosauria
extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period
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Pelycosauria, order Pelycosauria
edaphosaurus; dimetrodon
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Pterosauria, order Pterosauria
extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs
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Thecodontia, order Thecodontia
extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic
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Ichthyosauria, order Ichthyosauria
extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
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Sauropterygia, order Sauropterygia
extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs
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Plesiosauria, suborder Plesiosauria
any of the plesiosaurs
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Nothosauria, suborder Nothosauria
a suborder of Sauropterygia
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Ophidia, Serpentes, suborder Ophidia, suborder Serpentes
snakes
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Opiliones, Phalangida, order Opiliones, order Phalangida
harvestmen
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Scorpionida, order Scorpionida
true scorpions
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Chelonethida, Pseudoscorpiones, Pseudoscorpionida, order Chelonethida, order Pseudoscorpiones, order Pseudoscorpionida
false scorpions
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Pedipalpi, Uropygi, order Pedipalpi, order Uropygi
whip scorpions
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Araneae, Araneida, order Araneae, order Araneida
spiders
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Acarina, order Acarina
mites and ticks
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Geophilomorpha, order Geophilomorpha
small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs
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Pycnogonida, order Pycnogonida
sea spiders
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Xiphosura, order Xiphosura
horseshoe crabs and extinct forms
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Eurypterida, order Eurypterida
extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
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Galliformes, order Galliformes
pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
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Tinamiformes, order Tinamiformes
coextensive with the family Tinamidae
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Columbiformes, order Columbiformes
sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
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Psittaciformes, order Psittaciformes
an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
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Cuculiformes, order Cuculiformes
cuckoos; touracos; etc.
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Coraciiformes, order Coraciiformes
rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
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Picariae, order Picariae
term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
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Apodiformes, order Apodiformes
swifts; hummingbirds
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Caprimulgiformes, order Caprimulgiformes
goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
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Piciformes, order Piciformes
woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans
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Trogoniformes, order Trogoniformes
trogons
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Anseriformes, order Anseriformes
ducks; geese; swans; screamers
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Anseres, suborder Anseres
used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae
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Monotremata, order Monotremata
coextensive with the subclass Prototheria
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Marsupialia, order Marsupialia
coextensive with the subclass Metatheria
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Insectivora, order Insectivora
shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
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Lipotyphla, suborder Lipotyphla
moles; hedgehogs; true shrews
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Menotyphla, suborder Menotyphla
elephant shrews; tree shrews
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Siphonophora, order Siphonophora
marine colonial hydrozoans
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Actinaria, Actiniaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria
sea anemones
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Alcyonaria, order Alcyonaria
corals and sea anemones having eight branches
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Alcyonacea, suborder Alcyonacea
comprising the soft corals
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Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, suborder Gorgonacea, suborder Gorgoniacea
red corals and sea fans
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Madreporaria, order Madreporaria
stony corals
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Cydippea, Cydippida, Cydippidea, order Cydippea, order Cydippida, order Cydippidea
ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles
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Platyctenea, order Platyctenea
an order of Tentaculata
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Cestida, order Cestida
ctenophore having short tentacles; one family
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Lobata, order Lobata
ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes
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Nudibranchia, order Nudibranchia
comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug
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Pulmonata, order Pulmonata
large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails
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Pectinibranchia, order Pectinibranchia
large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb
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Aplacophora, Solenogastres, order Aplacophora, order Solenogastres
an order of Amphineura
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Myaceae, order Myaceae
clams
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Octopoda, order Octopoda
octopuses and paper nautilus
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Decapoda, order Decapoda
squids and cuttlefishes
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Belemnoidea, order Belemnoidea
order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas
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Decapoda, order Decapoda
lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
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Brachyura, suborder Brachyura
an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface
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Reptantia, suborder Reptantia
lobsters; crabs
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Natantia, suborder Natantia
shrimp; prawns; etc.
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Schizopoda
in former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea
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Euphausiacea, order Euphausiacea
small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill
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Mysidacea, order Mysidacea
opossum shrimp
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Stomatopoda, order Stomatopoda
mantis shrimps
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Isopoda, order Isopoda
woodlice
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Amphipoda, order Amphipoda
small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
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Anostraca, order Anostraca
small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
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Notostraca, order Notostraca
small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace
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Branchiura, order Branchiura
copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
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Ciconiiformes, order Ciconiiformes
order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
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Gruiformes, order Gruiformes
inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
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Otides, suborder Otides
terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards
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Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes
large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
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Charadrii, suborder Charadrii
shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
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Limicolae, suborder Limicolae
term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
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Lari, suborder Lari
gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
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Gaviiformes, order Gaviiformes
large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
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Colymbiformes, Podicipediformes, Podicipitiformes, order Colymbiformes, order Podicipediformes, order Podicipitiformes
grebes
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Pelecaniformes, order Pelecaniformes
pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
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Sphenisciformes, order Sphenisciformes
penguins
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Procellariiformes, order Procellariiformes
petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels
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Cetacea, order Cetacea
an order of Eutheria
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Mysticeti, suborder Mysticeti
baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
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Odontoceti, suborder Odontoceti
toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
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Sirenia, order Sirenia
an animal order including: manatees; dugongs; Steller's sea cow
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Carnivora, order Carnivora
cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
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Pinnipedia, suborder Pinnipedia
seals; sea lions; walruses
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Tubulidentata, order Tubulidentata
an order of Eutheria
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Chiroptera, order Chiroptera
an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
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Megachiroptera, suborder Megachiroptera
fruit bats
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Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera
most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats
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Mantophasmatodea, order mantophasmatodea
an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region
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Mecoptera, order Mecoptera
an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip
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Collembola, order Collembola
minute wingless arthropods: springtails
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Protura, order Protura
minute wingless arthropods: telsontails
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Coleoptera, order Coleoptera
beetles
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Embiodea, Embioptera, order Embiodea, order Embioptera
web spinners
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Anoplura, order Anoplura
sucking lice
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Mallophaga, order Mallophaga
biting lice
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Siphonaptera, order Siphonaptera
fleas
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Diptera, order Diptera
a large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
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Nematocera, suborder Nematocera
mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies
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Hymenoptera, order Hymenoptera
an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
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Isoptera, order Isoptera
order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
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Orthoptera, order Orthoptera
grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
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Phasmatodea, Phasmida, order Phasmatodea, order Phasmida
in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
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Dictyoptera, order Dictyoptera
in some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
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Blattaria, Blattodea, suborder Blattaria, suborder Blattodea
cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order
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Manteodea, suborder Manteodea
mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera
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Hemiptera, order Hemiptera
plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
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Heteroptera, suborder Heteroptera
true bugs
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Homoptera, suborder Homoptera
plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects
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Corrodentia, Psocoptera, order Corrodentia, order Psocoptera
an order of insects: includes booklice and bark-lice
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Ephemerida, Ephemeroptera, order Ephemerida, order Ephemeroptera
mayflies
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Plecoptera, order Plecoptera
stoneflies
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Neuroptera, order Neuroptera
an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fish flies; mantispids; spongeflies
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Megaloptera, suborder Megaloptera
in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies
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Odonata, order Odonata
dragonflies and damselflies
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Anisoptera, suborder Anisoptera
dragonflies
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Zygoptera, suborder Zygoptera
damselflies
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Trichoptera, order Trichoptera
an order of insects consisting of caddis flies
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Thysanura, order Thysanura
firebrats; silverfish; machilids
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Thysanoptera, order Thysanoptera
thrips
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Dermaptera, order Dermaptera
earwigs and a few related forms
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Lepidoptera, order Lepidoptera
moths and butterflies
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Exocycloida, order Exocycloida
flat sea urchins
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Spatangoida, order Spatangoida
heart-shaped sea urchins
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Lagomorpha, order Lagomorpha
rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
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Rodentia, order Rodentia
small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
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Myomorpha, suborder Myomorpha
true rats and mice and related rodents
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Hystricomorpha, suborder Hystricomorpha
an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.
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Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha
large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
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Dinocerata, order Dinocerata
small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene
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Hyracoidea, order Hyracoidea
hyraxes and some extinct animals
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Perissodactyla, order Perissodactyla
nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms
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Artiodactyla, order Artiodactyla
an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes
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Ruminantia, suborder Ruminantia
cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels
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Edentata, order Edentata
order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos
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Xenarthra, suborder Xenarthra
armadillos; American anteaters; sloths
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Pholidota, order Pholidota
pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata
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Primates, order Primates
an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
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Anthropoidea, suborder Anthropoidea
monkeys; apes; hominids
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Scandentia, order Scandentia
a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
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Prosimii, suborder Prosimii
not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
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Lemuroidea, suborder Lemuroidea
Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii
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Strepsirhini, suborder Strepsirhini
in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs
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Tarsioidea, suborder Tarsioidea
in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii
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Dermoptera, order Dermoptera
flying lemurs
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Proboscidea, order Proboscidea
an order of animals including elephants and mammoths
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Siluriformes, order Siluriformes
an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes
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Gadiformes, order Gadiformes
cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini
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Anacanthini, order Anacanthini
at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications
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Anguilliformes, order Anguilliformes, order Apodes
elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
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Isospondyli, order Isospondyli
most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
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Order Osteoglossiformes, Osteoglossiformes
teleost fish with bony tongues
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Pediculati, order Pediculati
anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth
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Synentognathi, order Synentognathi
order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks
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Acanthopterygii, superorder Acanthopterygii
teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays
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Perciformes, Percomorphi, order Perciformes, order Percomorphi
one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
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Percoidea, suborder Percoidea
in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder
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Discocephali, order Discocephali
small order of fishes comprising the remoras
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Mugiloidea, suborder Mugiloidea
fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae
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Blennioidea, suborder Blennioidea
blennies; butterfishes; gunnels
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Scombroidea, suborder Scombroidea
mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes
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Ganoidei, order Ganoidei
a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
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Scleroparei, order Scleroparei
scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards
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Scorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea
mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards
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Plectognathi, order Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformes
boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
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Heterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes
flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
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Anthocerotales, order Anthocerotales
hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
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Andreaeales, order Andreaeales
comprises a single genus: Andreaea
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Bryales, order Bryales
category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space
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Dicranales, order Dicranales
widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems
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Eubryales, order Eubryales
mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules
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Sphagnales, order Sphagnales
coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass
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Jungermanniales, order Jungermanniales
large order of chiefly tropical liverworts
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Marchantiales, order Marchantiales
liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally
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Sphaerocarpales, order Sphaerocarpales
small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales
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Gnetales, order Gnetales
chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms
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Cycadales, order Cycadales
primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms
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Bennettitales, order Bennettitales
fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
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Cycadofilicales, Lyginopteridales, order Cycadofilicales, order Lyginopteridales
fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns
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Cordaitales, order Cordaitales
extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era
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Coniferales, order Coniferales
profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves
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Taxales, order Taxales
coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews
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Ginkgoales, order Ginkgoales
coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales
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Ranales, Ranunculales, order Ranales, order Ranunculales
herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae
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Myricales, order Myricales
coextensive with the family Myricaceae
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Arales, order Arales
Araceae; Lemnaceae
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Aristolochiales, order Aristolochiales
order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary
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Caryophyllales, Chenopodiales, order Caryophyllales, order-Chenopodiales
corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
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Opuntiales, order Opuntiales
coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses
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Papaverales, Rhoeadales, order Papaverales, order Rhoeadales
an order of dicotyledonous plants
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Campanulales, order Campanulales
an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae
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Orchidales, order Orchidales
order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae
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Primulales, order Primulales
Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae
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Plumbaginales, order Plumbaginales
coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales
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Graminales, order Graminales
grasses; sedges; rushes
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Pandanales, order Pandanales
families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae
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Malvales, order Malvales
Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae
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Umbellales, order Umbellales
plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)
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Proteales, order Proteales
coextensive with the family Proteaceae
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Casuarinales, order Casuarinales
order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae
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Ericales, order Ericales
Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae
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Diapensiales, order Diapensiales
used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae
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Fagales, order Fagales
an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae
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Gentianales, order Gentianales
an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae
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Oleales, order Oleales
coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales
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Juglandales, order Juglandales
coextensive with the family Juglandaceae
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Myrtales, Thymelaeales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales
Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
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Musales, order Musales
tropical plants
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Hypericales, Parietales, order Hypericales, order Parietales
a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
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Guttiferales, order Guttiferales
used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales
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Urticales, order Urticales
an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae
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Liliales, order Liliales
an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
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Palmales, order Palmales
coextensive with the family Palmae: palms
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Plantaginales, order Plantaginales
coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae
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Polygonales, order Polygonales
coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,
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Commelinales, Xyridales, order Commelinales, order Xyridales
an order of monocotyledonous herbs
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Alismales, Naiadales, order Alismales, order Naiadales
an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants
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Rosales, order Rosales
in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
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Rubiales, order Rubiales
an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary
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Geraniales, order Geraniales
an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
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Salicales, order Salicales
coextensive with the family Salicaceae
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Santalales, order Santalales
order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots
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Sapindales, order Sapindales
an order of dicotyledonous plants
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Ebenales, order Ebenales
trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae
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Sarraceniales, order Sarraceniales
plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae
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Polemoniales, order Polemoniales
Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales
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Scrophulariales, order Scrophulariales
used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales
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Ophioglossales, order Ophioglossales
coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae
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Erysiphales, order Erysiphales
saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants
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Sphaeriales, order Sphaeriales
large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders
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Hypocreales, order Hypocreales
used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
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Helotiales, order Helotiales
order of fungi having asci in a disk-shaped to goblet-shaped apothecium
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Sclerodermatales, order Sclerodermatales
an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
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Hymenogastrales, order Hymenogastrales
an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
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Mucorales, order Mucorales
an order of mostly saprophytic fungi
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Entomophthorales, order Entomophthorales
coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae
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Chytridiales, order Chytridiales
simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
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Blastocladiales, order Blastocladiales
fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
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Saprolegniales, order Saprolegniales
order of chiefly aquatic fungi
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Peronosporales, order Peronosporales
order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae
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Tuberales, order Tuberales
small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps
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Lichenales, order Lichenales
category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes
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Lechanorales, order Lechanorales
category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia
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Agaricales, order Agaricales
typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
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Endomycetales, order Endomycetales
fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus
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Aspergillales, Eurotiales, order Aspergillales, order Eurotiales
order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
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Pezizales, order Pezizales
order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps
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Tulostomatales, order Tulostomatales
an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
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Lycoperdales, order Lycoperdales
small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars
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Nidulariales, order Nidulariales
small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae
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Secotiales, order Secotiales
an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
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Aphyllophorales, order Aphyllophorales
includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
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Tremellales, order Tremellales
fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic
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Auriculariales, order Auriculariales
coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
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Uredinales, order Uredinales
rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in
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Ustilaginales, order Ustilaginales
parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes
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Moniliales, order Moniliales
order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium
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Mycelia Sterilia, order Mycelia Sterilia
order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage
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Rhamnales, order Rhamnales
an order of dicotyledonous plants
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Piperales, order Piperales
Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae
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Filicales, Polypodiales, order Filicales, order Polypodiales
true (leptosporangiate) ferns
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Marattiales, order Marattiales
lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae
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Psilotales, order Psilotales
lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and lacking true roots
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Psilophytales, order Psilophytales
Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants
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Equisetales, order Equisetales
lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian
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Lepidodendrales, order Lepidodendrales
fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous
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Lycopodiales, order Lycopodiales
lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
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Selaginellales, order Selaginellales
in some classifications included in Lycopodiales
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Isoetales, order Isoetales
aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales
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taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
animal or plant group having natural relations
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(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
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Dorian order, Doric order
the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
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Ionian order, Ionic order
the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls
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Corinthian order
the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
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Composite order
a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
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Tuscan order
a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft
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artistic style, idiom
the style of a particular artist or school or movement
Pronunciation
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/ˈɔrdər/
UK
/ˈɔdə/
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