SUBSPECIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subspecies mean? 

• SUBSPECIES (noun)
  The noun SUBSPECIES has 1 sense:

1. (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

  Familiarity information: SUBSPECIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBSPECIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

race; subspecies

Hypernyms ("subspecies" is a kind of...):

taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

 Context examples 

A subspecies of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Fusobacteria.

(Fusobacterium necrophorum subspecies funduliforme, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-taxonomic grouping of bacteria assigned to the Mycobacterium genus, which includes the related species and subspecies M. chelonei subsp. chelonei, M. chelonei subsp. abscessus, M. fortuitum, and M. peregrinum.

(Mycobacterium fortuitum Complex, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A non-taxonomic grouping of bacteria assigned to and including at least three related subspecies from the Mycobacterium avium species.

(Mycobacterium avium complex, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Mammalian lamins are classified into two major types, A and B, with two subspecies of each: lamins A and C for the A type and B1 and B2 for the B type.

(Nuclear Lamina, NCI Thesaurus)

A live specific strain of the species, Lactobacillus rhamnosus (a subspecies of Lactobacillus casei) with probiotic activity.

(Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, NCI Thesaurus)

A subspecies of anaerobic, Gram positive, curved rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria and the species Mobiluncus curtisii.

(Mobiluncus curtisii subsp holmesii, NCI Thesaurus)

This subspecies is non-spore forming, lipase and indole positive, catalase negative, produces hydrogen sulfide, does not hydrolyze esculin or starch, does not reduce nitrate, and does not produce acid from carbohydrates.

(Fusobacterium necrophorum subspecies necrophorum, NCI Thesaurus)

There are now scientists calling for the largest cheetah subspecies to receive "endangered" status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)

A subspecies of common house mouse (Mus musculus).

(Mus musculus castaneus, NCI Thesaurus)

All of them are listed as endangered or critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, an inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species and subspecies.

(New way to save endangered sharks – and our seafood, SciDev.Net)