亚纲

亞綱

yàgāng

noun

Meanings

1 subclass (taxonomic rank)

Characters

sub-, secondary

class (taxonomy)

Examples

哺乳动物分为三个亚纲。

Bǔrǔ dòngwù fēnwéi sān gè yàgāng.

Mammals are divided into three subclasses.

硬骨鱼纲下面还分几个亚纲。

Yìng gǔ yú gāng xiàmiàn hái fēn jǐ gè yàgāng.

The class Osteichthyes is further divided into several subclasses.

Tips

usage

亚 (sub-) is the standard biological prefix for one rank below: 纲 gāng (class) → 亚纲 yàgāng (subclass). Same pattern: 目 mù → 亚目; 科 kē → 亚科; 种 zhǒng → 亚种.

Stroke Order

亚 Yà

纲 gāng