supertaxa
n.— «Ward believes rats and snakes belong in the category known as “supertaxa,” groups of organisms that create many new species while having a relatively low extinction rate.» —“King rat and the brilliant squibbon” by Miguel Llanos MSNBC May 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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