SUBSPECIES
Dictionary entry overview: What does subspecies mean? • SUBSPECIES (noun)
The noun SUBSPECIES has 1 sense:
1. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Familiarity information: SUBSPECIES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBSPECIES (noun)
Meaning:
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
subspecies; race
Hypernyms ("subspecies" is a kind of...):
taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
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