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subgenus

[ suhb-jee-nuhs ]

noun

, Anthropology, Biology.
, plural sub·gen·er·a [suhb-, jen, -er-, uh], sub·ge·nus·es.
  1. a category of related species within a genus.


subgenus

/ ˌsʌbdʒəˈnɛrɪk; sʌbˈdʒiːnəs; -ˌdʒɛn-; -ˈdʒɛn-; ˈsʌbˌdʒiːnəs /

noun

  1. biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a genus but of higher rank than a species
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • subgeneric, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sub·ge·ner·ic [suhb-j, uh, -, ner, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of subgenus1

From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; sub-, genus
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Example Sentences

Intraspecific variation in the subgenus Neotamias is slight, consisting of differences in size.

In Eutamias townsendii, however, the infraorbital foramen is rounded as much as in the subgenus Eutamias and in the genus Tamias.

In E. townsendii, however, this process is relatively as broad as in the subgenus Eutamias and in the genus Tamias.

In Agarics, especially in the subgenus Mycena, the gills and stem are replete with a milky juice.

A subgenus of Pyrgoma, including a species which is remarkable for the irregularity of its form.

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