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How to use subspecies in a sentence

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Subspecies means a rank in the classification of organisms, below species. Example: “Motacilla alba alba is the nominotypical subspecies of the white wagtail (Motacilla alba).”

Examples of subspecies by meaning

nounA rank in the classification of organisms, below species.

  • Ant taxonomists have decided that anything that's worth separating should be separated at the species level, and have no truck with subspecies at all.2007 March 14, Emma Marris, “The Species and the Specious”, in Nature, number 446, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2024

More sentences with subspecies

  • Motacilla alba alba is the nominotypical subspecies of the white wagtail (Motacilla alba).From the entry nominotypical
  • Species name: Disphyma crassifolium subspecies clavellatum Noon-flower is an Australian native plant that is succulent.2021, Catherine Clowes, Rachel Gyan, Plantastic!: A to Z of Australian Plants, page 34. From the entry noon-flower
  • Black dragons from the Thailand locality, generally are referred to as the subspecies komaini.2018 December 19, Joshua Ortiz, “Asian Water Monitor Breeding And Care Tips”, in Reptile Magazine (blog), archived from the original on 07…. From the entry black dragon
  • For instance, taxanornists recognize an eastern "yellow-lored" and a western "white-lored" subspecies of the Yellow-throated Warbler.2010, Geoffrey E. Hill, National Geographic Bird Coloration. From the entry lored
  • Butterfly taxonomists, however, like the triple-barrelled name approach and dote on subspecies.2007 March 14, Emma Marris, “The Species and the Specious”, in Nature, number 446. From the entry separate
  • Certain subspecies, such as Japanese honey bees, guard against hornets by "thermoballing."2007 September 17, “Honey Bee Defense Leaves Hornets Breathless”, in Science, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2024. From the entry thermoballing
  • The Alexandrine has five distinct subspecies, some slightly larger or smaller than the nominate bird.2005, Nikki Moustaki, Parrots For Dummies®, Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley Publishing, Inc., →ISBN. From the entry alexandrine
  • Multiniche players create an interesting and rare subspecies in the market map.2004, Bill Davidson, Breakthrough. From the entry multiniche
  • However, little has been written about an interesting and growing subspecies of cybersquatter: the typosquatter.1998 September 11, Robert C. Cumbow, “Day of the Typosquatters”, in The Internet Advertising/Marketing Law Report, archived from the…. From the entry typosquatter
  • The monster, a subspecies of dragon, was a sea drake.2024, Hagure Metabo, A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even. From the entry sea drake
  • Various groups have also shown by sphingolipidomic analysis that several phytoceramide subspecies increased in wild type cells after hydroxyurea treatment.2015 August 6, Kaushlendra Tripathi, “Role of Inositol Phosphosphingolipid Phospholipase C1, the Yeast Homolog of Neutral…. From the entry sphingolipidomic
  • Indonesia where the ajak, the handsome, rufous, bushy-tailed wild dog (a subspecies of the Indian dhole) still thrives.1991, Bill Dalton, Indonesia Handbook, page 374. From the entry ajak
  • The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.1986, Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Genetics Symposium, 27-31 May 1985, International Rice Research Institute. From the entry indica
  • The subspecies, distinguished from the typical race from N.E.1982, Henry Sackville Barlow, An introduction to the moths of South East Asia, page 202. From the entry downflexed
  • A review of other known breeding stations of this subspecies suggests that breeding sites are subject to periods of nontenancy.1975, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Notornis, volume 22, page 265. From the entry nontenancy
  • Both subspecies may superficially resemble C. furcata var. furcata, but can be distinguished by the imperforate axils and esquamulose podetia.1974, D. C. Lindsay, “Systematic Account”, in The Macrolichens of South Georgia (British Antarctic Survey Scientific Reports; no. 89)…. From the entry esquamulose
  • D. cinerarium is not only one of the first described Dorcadions but is also probably a longhorn beetle with the largest number of known subspecies.2021, “Dorcadion (Cribridorcadion) cinerarium (Fabricius, 1787)”, in Michal Hoskovec, Petr Jelínek, David Navrátil, Martin Rejzek…. From the entry dorcadion
  • A population that differs signicatly from other populations belonging to the same species is referred to as a geographic race or subspecies.2000, Edward O[sborne] Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, 25th anniversary edition, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry race
  • Cases may also be encountered where very distinct subspecies appear to have been further segregated into what might be equivalent to “subsubspecies.”1944 November, E. Gorton Linsley, “The Naming of Infra-Specific Categories”, in Entomological News, volume LV, number 9, Philadelphia…. From the entry subsubspecies
  • The city's two-inch Environmental Review Technical Manual instructs regulators to consider adverse environmental impacts on "any subspecies" or "any distinct population segment . . . which interbreeds when mature."2001 April 13, John Tierney, “The Big City; Stray Dogs As a Litigant's Best Friend”, in The New York Times. From the entry interbreed
  • A recent biological inventory uncovered 41 species and 2 subspecies of insects new to science and many species not before identified in the State of Washington.2000, Bill Clinton, Proclamation 7319. From the entry identify
  • With barely a dozen breeding females left in Russia, the subspecies now known as Panthera gris altaica was a handful of bullets and a few hard winters away from extinction.2010, John Vaillant, “Markov”, in The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival, Vintage Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 98–99. From the entry Russian Manchuria
  • Subspecies are separated from other subspecies by distance and geographic barriers that prevent the exchange of individuals, as opposed to the genetically based "intrinsic isolating mechanisms" that hold species apart.2000, Edward O[sborne] Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, 25th anniversary edition, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, page 9. From the entry race

Meaning of subspecies

  1. noun A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.
  2. noun A taxon at that rank, often indicated with trinomial nomenclature (such as Felis silvestris silvestris in zoology and Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii in botany).
  3. noun A subdivision of a species in other scientific disciplines.

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Questions about subspecies in a sentence

How do you use subspecies in a sentence?
Subspecies is used as a noun. For example: “Motacilla alba alba is the nominotypical subspecies of the white wagtail (Motacilla alba).”
What is a short sentence with subspecies?
“The subspecies, distinguished from the typical race from N.E.”
What does subspecies mean?
Subspecies means a rank in the classification of organisms, below species.

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