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subgenera

subgenera is the plural of subgenus.

Meaning of subgenus

Noun

subgenus (plural subgenera or subgenuses)

  1. A subdivision of a genus.
    • Any hope that the pierines would help to define “the level at which r-K phenomena should be sought has been dashed: apparently species groups (or subgenera, or splitters' genera) are r- or K-selected in the holarctic, whereas in Tatochila the same amount of differentiation is found among...2012, Fritz Taylor, The Evolution of Insect Life Cycles, page 156
    Synonyms:
    subg.

Origin of subgenera

From sub- + genera.

Questions about subgenera

What is subgenera the plural of?
Subgenera is the plural of subgenus.

Words near subgenera in the dictionary

  1. subgena
  2. subgenal
  3. subgender
  4. subgenders
  5. subgene
  6. subgenera
  7. subgeneration
  8. subgenerations
  9. subgeneric
  10. subgenerical
  11. subgenerically

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