1. a subdivision of a class, especially in biological classification
Usage: biology
2. a group that is part of a larger class or category

1. to create a specialized version of a class that inherits properties from a parent class
Usage: computing; programming

Examples

• Mammals are a subclass of vertebrates.
• The teacher divided the students into subclasses based on their skill level.
• In taxonomy, birds belong to the subclass Neornithes.
• The luxury cars form a subclass of the vehicle category.
• The programmer decided to subclass the existing widget to add new features.
• You can subclass this base component to customize its behavior.
• Marsupials represent an important subclass of mammals.