Definitions

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  • noun one of the ranks used in classifying animal life forms; a supertribe is more specific than a subfamily and more general than a tribe

Etymologies

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super- +‎ tribe

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Examples

  • At the time of his death, the Muslim community retained the collective power of a “supertribe, ” one forged in faith with an infinite potential for expansion.

    630-32 2001

  • Right here, the Milago and the Bedoowan have formed a supertribe that’s going to march on Denduron.

    Raven Rise D. J. MacHale 2008

  • Right here, the Milago and the Bedoowan have formed a supertribe that’s going to march on Denduron.

    Raven Rise D. J. MacHale 2008

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