noun
parvorder
A taxonomic rank in biology below infraorder and above superfamily. Used in scientific classification of organisms.
霊長類の分類では、真猿亜目は小目に分けられる。
In primate classification, the suborder Haplorhini is divided into parvorders.
Compound of 小 (small, minor) and 目 (order, taxonomic rank). The term is a direct calque of the English 'parvorder', where 'parv-' means small.