Subspecies

[Sarah]

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

[Jessica]

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

[Dorothey Allen]

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.