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subspecies


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Subspecies  \Sub*spe"cies\,  n. 
  A  group  somewhat  lessdistinct  than  speciesusually  are  but 
  based  on  characters  more  important  than  those  which 
  characterize  ordinary  varieties;  often  a  geographical 
  variety  or  race. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  subspecies 
  n  :  (biology)  a  taxonomic  group  that  is  a  division  of  a  species; 
  usually  arises  as  a  consequence  of  geographical  isolation 
  within  a  species  [syn:  {race}] 




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