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infraspecies

infraspecies noun: an infraspecific name (for a taxon below the rank of species), used informally as a rank in zoology.

Noun

infraspecies (plural infraspecies)

  1. An infraspecific name (for a taxon below the rank of species), used informally as a rank in zoology.

Forms of infraspecies

pluralinfraspecies

Origin of infraspecies

From infra- + species.

Questions about infraspecies

What does infraspecies mean?
Infraspecies means an infraspecific name (for a taxon below the rank of species), used informally as a rank in zoology.
What part of speech is infraspecies?
Infraspecies is a noun.
What is the plural of infraspecies?
The plural of infraspecies is infraspecies.

Words near infraspecies in the dictionary

  1. infrasonic
  2. infrasonically
  3. infrasonics
  4. infrasound
  5. infrasounds
  6. infraspecies
  7. infraspecific
  8. infraspecific epithet
  9. infraspecific epithets
  10. infraspecifically
  11. infraspinal

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