a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a species: usually occurs because of isolation within a species
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sub•spe•cies
(sub′spē′shēz, sub spē′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies.
- Biologya subdivision of a species, esp. a geographical or ecological subdivision.
- sub- + species 1690–1700
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'subspecies' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baltimore oriole
- Bewick's swan
- Bullock's oriole
- Homo sapiens sapiens
- Maryland yellowthroat
- Neanderthal man
- blacksnake
- bronzed grackle
- duck hawk
- ecotype
- gorilla
- gray wolf
- head lettuce
- hooded crow
- imperial eagle
- indigo snake
- infraspecific
- milk snake
- millerbird
- northern oriole
- papyrus
- peregrine falcon
- pileolated warbler
- pine snake
- polynomial
- purple grackle
- race
- red grouse
- savanna monkey
- seaside sparrow
- sinanthropus
- slate-colored junco
- species
- ssp.
- subspecific
- timber wolf
- trinomial
- variety
- whistling swan
- yellow-rumped warbler