superclass
Broader taxonomic rank
In object-oriented programming, a superclass is a class from which other classes inherit properties and methods.
The inheriting classes are called subclasses.
A superclass defines shared behavior that its subclasses can use or override: The Animal superclass contains methods that Dog and Cat inherit.
Also called a parent class or base class.
Property received from ancestors
- subclassTaxonomic rank below main
- extendMake longer or larger
- overrideCancel by authority
- abstractCondensed version of text
polymorphism · object-oriented · interface · method · encapsulation · implement · composition · aggregation
Monarch's ruled territory
- phylumMajor classification rank
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- familyRelated people together
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
species · domain · taxon · rank · grouping · categorization · nomenclature · Linnaean
Ranked authority structure
- categorizationArranging into groups
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
- subsumptionInclusion within larger category
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladeMonophyletic taxonomic group
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
outgroup · homology · speciation · morphology
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
abstract · polymorphism · object-oriented · interface · method · encapsulation · implement · composition · aggregation · Java
kingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
genus · species · domain · taxon · rank · grouping · categorization · nomenclature · Linnaean · hierarchy
hierarchy
Ranked authority structure
- categorizationArranging into groups
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- generalizationDeriving principles from examples
phylogeny
Evolutionary relationships among organisms
- cladeMonophyletic taxonomic group
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- phylogeneticsScience of ancestral relationships
branching · outgroup · homology · speciation · morphology
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, unclassified, categorical, taxonomic
- classessubclass, underclass, caste, tier
- taxonomygenus, species, taxon, kingdom, phylum
- superclasses
- inheritanceinheritance, inheritances, heir, heirs, heiress
superclasssubclass
Taxonomic rank below main
subtype · subgroup · subcategory · suborder · subdivision
superclasssubclass
Taxonomic rank below main
subset · subgroup · subcategory · particular · specific
class, super, superior, classroom, superhuman, classification, supergroup