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Subspecies |ˈsʌbspiːʃiːz ʃɪz Spiːs Noun Biology Taxonomic Category

Front subspecies
|ˈsʌbspiːʃiːz, -ʃɪz, -spiːs- |
Back noun
Biology
a taxonomic category that ranks below species, usually a fairly permanent geographically isolated race. Subspecies are designated by a Latin trinomial, e.g. (in zoology) Ursus arctos horribilis or (in botany) Beta vulgaris crassa.

DERIVATIVES
subspecific
|-spəˈsɪfɪk |
adjective

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