• A group somewhat lessdistinct than speciesusually are, butbased on characters more important than those which characterizeordinary varieties; often, a geographical variety or race.


    Subspecies meaning & definition 1 of Subspecies.


  • a particular type within a species , the members of which are different in some clear ways from those of other types of the species

    Subspecies meaning & definition 2 of Subspecies.


  • 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 subsp. crassa.

    Subspecies meaning & definition 3 of Subspecies.

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