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subgeneric

subgeneric adjective: of or pertaining to a subgenus.

Adjective

subgeneric (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a subgenus.
    • The morphological diversity within, as well between, the subgenera of Patellapis and the existence of intermediate species confuses the subgeneric limits.2008 October 1, Kim Timmermann, Michael Kuhlmann, “Redefinition of the Southern African Bee Subgenera Patellapis (s. str.), P. (Chaetalictus) and P. (Lomatalictus) (hymenoptera: Halictidae, Genus...
  2. Of of pertaining to a subgenre.

Noun

subgeneric (plural subgenerics)

  1. A very low-priced cigarette.

subgeneric meaning in Tamil

subgeneric in Tamil

துணையினஞ்சார்ந்த

Forms of subgeneric

pluralsubgenerics

Origin of subgeneric

From sub- + generic.

Words formed from subgeneric

Questions about subgeneric

What does subgeneric mean?
Subgeneric means of or pertaining to a subgenus.
What is subgeneric in Tamil?
Subgeneric in Tamil is துணையினஞ்சார்ந்த. See Subgeneric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subgeneric?
Subgeneric can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near subgeneric in the dictionary

  1. subgenders
  2. subgene
  3. subgenera
  4. subgeneration
  5. subgenerations
  6. subgeneric
  7. subgenerical
  8. subgenerically
  9. subgenerics
  10. subgenes
  11. subgeniculate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subgeneric (page history and authors); subgeneric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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