VAR.
Dictionary entry overview: What does var. mean? • VAR. (noun)
The noun VAR. has 1 sense:
1. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Familiarity information: VAR. used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VAR. (noun)
Meaning:
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
var.; variant; strain; form
Context example:
a new strain of microorganisms
Hypernyms ("var." 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)
Holonyms ("var." is a member of...):
species ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed)
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