supergroup
supergroup Lexical Profile
supergroup Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A musical group, especially a rock or pop band, whose members have already achieved fame and success individually or as part of other prominent groups.
"The charity concert featured a newly formed supergroup of legendary guitarists and vocalists from the 1970s."
A large, high-level taxonomic rank in evolutionary biology and phylogenetics (especially of eukaryotes) comprising multiple related kingdoms or phyla that share a single common ancestor.
"Modern molecular phylogenetics classifies most eukaryotic organisms into several major supergroups based on genetic lineage."
A major lithostratigraphic unit in geology consisting of two or more related geological groups, or a group combined with overlying or underlying formations.
"Geologists mapped the ancient sedimentary layers belonging to the Belt Supergroup across western Montana and Idaho."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 1960s by combining the prefix 'super-' with 'group'; the musical sense gained widespread popularity in 1968–1969 to describe rock bands such as Cream and Blind Faith, while the geological and biological senses developed independently as higher-level classification ranks.