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subspecific

/suhb-spuh-sif-ik/US // ˌsʌb spəˈsɪf ɪk //

亚种群,亚种,亚特异性,亚种别

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or of the nature of a subspecies.
    • : less than specific.

Examples

  • The subspecific identity of the animals from east-central Colorado thus is left in doubt.

  • Duellman and Wellman (1960:25) discussed these specimens in relation to their subspecific assignment.

  • Variations of this kind are spoken of as geographic, racial, or subspecific and the birds exhibiting them are termed subspecies.

  • It follows, therefore, that in some cases ornithologists do not agree upon a bird's claim to subspecific rank.

  • The subspecific status of M. aureolum in the Kansas River Basin is to be the subject of another paper.