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   Sub·spe·cies

   /ˈsəbˌspēSHēz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a taxonomic category that ranks below species, usually a fairly permanent geographically isolated race. Subspecies are designated by a Latin trinomial, e.g., (in zoology) Ursus arctos horribilis or (in botany) Beta vulgaris subsp. crassa.

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