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
- : 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.
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