• (n.) A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of Compositae. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/suborder/
(sub´or″dәr) a taxonomic category sometimes established, subordinate to an order and superior to a family. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Sub·or'der noun (Nat. Hist.) A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of Compositæ. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/225