sub·spe·cies
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Audio Help [suhb-spee-sheez, suhb-spee-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -cies.
| a subdivision of a species, esp. a geographical or ecological subdivision. |
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n. pl. subspecies A taxonomic subdivision of a species consisting of an interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms. sub'spe·cif'ic (-spĭ-sĭf'ĭk) adj. |
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| (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species |
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A subdivision of a species of organisms, usually based on geographic distribution. The subspecies name is written in lowercase italics following the species name. For example, Gorilla gorilla gorilla is the western lowland gorilla, and Gorilla gorilla graueri is the eastern lowland gorilla. |
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Subspecies
Sub*spe"cies\, n. A group somewhat lessdistinct than speciesusually are, but based on characters more important than those which characterize ordinary varieties; often, a geographical variety or race.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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