Subspecies Synonyms

sŭbspēshēz, -sēz
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. race

Words Related to Subspecies

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. sub-species
  2. genus
  3. taxon
  4. occidentalis
  5. monotypic
  6. subgenus
  7. specie
  8. pygmaea
  9. species
  10. americanus
  11. insularis

Subspecies Sentence Examples

  • But it will free this account of them from embarrassments if they be looked upon as a distinct subspecies of Homo sapiens.

  • The student will find differences among anthropologists in the interpretation of these marks - some averring that comparative anatomy is worthless as a means of subdividing the American subspecies, others that biological variations point to different Old World origins, a third class believing these structural variations to be of the soil.

  • Three subspecies or races are recognized.

  • In this species the corona is also very large and prominent, but is more elongated and trumpetshaped, while the other members are regarded as subspecies or varieties of this.

  • The males of the other subspecies are much like the males of antinorii; but the females are widely different and mimic various species of inedible butterflies belonging to the protected groups of the Danainae and Acraeinae.

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