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subgenuses

subgenuses 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.

Questions about subgenuses

What is subgenuses the plural of?
Subgenuses is the plural of subgenus.

Words near subgenuses in the dictionary

  1. subgenres
  2. subgens
  3. subgentes
  4. subgenual
  5. subgenus
  6. subgenuses
  7. subgeometric
  8. subgerminal
  9. subgiant
  10. subgiants
  11. subgibbous

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