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subspecies
noun(sub-spe-cies)
a subdivision of a species: such as
subspecies
noun(sub-spe-cies)
a category in biological classification that ranks immediately below a species and designates a population of a particular geographic region genetically distinguishable from other such populations of the same species and capable of interbreeding successfully with them where its range overlaps theirs
subspecies
noun(sub-spe-cies)
a named subdivision (such as a race or variety) of a taxonomic species

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