subspecies Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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Sub*spe"cies noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913