Definitions | subspecies |
| noun (plural subspecies)
- (context, biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species
- (context, biology, taxonomy) a taxon at that rank
- In zoology and bacteriology, is the only rank below that of species which is formally accepted by the relevant nomenclatural Code.
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