subgenus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sʌbˈdʒiːnəs/, /ˈsʌbˌdʒiːnəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sub jē′nəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sub•ge•nus  (sub jē′nəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gen•er•a (-jen′ər ə),USA pronunciation -ge•nus•es. [Anthropol., Biol.]
  1. Biology, Physical Anthropologya category of related species within a genus.
  • Neo-Latin; see sub-, genus
  • 1805–15;
sub•ge•ner•ic  (sub′jə ner′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
subgenus / sʌbˈdʒiːnəs -ˈdʒɛn- ˈsʌbˌdʒiːnəs -ˌdʒɛn-/ ( -genera / -ˈdʒɛnərə/, -genuses)
  1. a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a genus but of higher rank than a species
subgeneric / ˌsʌbdʒəˈnɛrɪk/ˌsubgeˈnerically
'subgenus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
proconsul - rusine antler - species

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