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Meaning of "subspecific"

subspecific (noun) - a term in biology used to classify subdivisions within a species. This phrase is employed in scientific contexts to distinguish particular groups or populations within a species based on shared characteristics
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  • pertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.)
  • infraspecific. (See Usage notes.)

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The latter is now relegated to subspecific status.
The subspecific epithet of schlickumianum honors his name.
Numerous varietal and subspecific names have been proposed.
It is considered a synonym but might merit subspecific status.
There are no subspecific or other geographical variations in plumage.
Listed alphabetically by subspecific name.
Many subspecific and varietal names have been proposed.
Considerable confusion exists about the specific and subspecific names for this species.
The subspecific epithet refers to the island to which it is endemic.
All accessions clustered in this subspecific taxon were collected from humid habitats.
Subspecific information monotypic species.
Implications of phenotypic plasticity in a subspecific numerical taxonomic study of Ornithogalum montanum Cyr.
The subspecific epithet refers to the island to which the subspecies is endemic.
In zoological nomenclature, a subspecific name is the third part of a trinomen.
The subspecific name amarali is in honor of Brazilian herpetologist Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral.

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Arguments ranged from the species being conspecific, subspecific or as individual species.
The subspecific name is Latin for similar.
It is also large and has a large beak, as its subspecific name implies.
The subspecific name is preceded by " subsp.
In botanical nomenclature, there are several levels of subspecific names, such as form and variety.
Other subspecific names have been used, but their validity has not been tested.
The species name, and hence the subspecific epithet, refer to the type locality.
A trinomen is a name with three parts, generic name, specific name and subspecific name.
These are subspecific adaptations to their preferred habitats, prey, nesting sites and migratory behaviour.
However, studies on the dhole 's mtDNA and microsatellite genotype showed no clear subspecific distinctions.
Its subspecific name hondurensis is a Latinization of their primary country of origin, Honduras.
Top 20 for new taxa of specific and subspecific ranks.
The subspecific name refers to Aurora, wife of the author of the description.
Some authorities split the described subspecific taxa of S. rubra into 3 to 5 species.
The subspecific structure of I. cayanensis is still rather puzzling.
A genetic study published in 2005 confirmed the subspecific status of the quagga.
The subspecific name, salvini, is in honor of English herpetologist Osbert Salvin.
While the species subspecific name, loveridgei, was given in honor of Arthur Loveridge a British herpetologist.
The subspecific name, fitzingeri, is in honor of Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.
The subspecific name, paulsoni, is in honour of Swedish herpetologist John Paulson.
The subspecific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.
The subspecific name, wahlbergi, is in honour of Swedish Naturalist Johan August Wahlberg.
The subspecific name, alleni, is in honor of American zoologist Glover Morrill Allen.
The subspecific epithet, taylori, is in honor of American herpetologist Edward Harrison Taylor.
The subspecific name, bocourtii, is in honor of French herpetologist Marie Firmin Bocourt.
The subspecific name, haydeni, is in honor of American geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden.
The subspecific name, smithi, is in honor of American physician Arthur Donaldson Smith.
The subspecific name, ruthveni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven.
The subspecific name, rafaeli, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Rafael Martín del Campo.
The subspecific name, edwardsii, is in honor of French zoologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards.
Its subspecific name cristata is Latin for " crest " referring to the animal 's dorsal spines.
The subspecific name, sayi, is in honor of American naturalist Thomas Say.
The subspecific name, boettgeri, honors German herpetologist Oskar Boettger.
The subspecific name, neilli, is in honor of American herpetologist Wilfred T. Neill.
The subspecific name, natalensis, refers to the Natal region of South Africa.

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