subgenus
Americannoun
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subgenera,
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subgenuses
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of subgenus
From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at sub-, genus
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The Huaxi Green Pitviper is now the 58th known species in the Trimeresurus genus and only the second from its subgenus recorded in Sichuan Province.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Where did the virus acquire the furin cleavage site, since no other viruses in the sarbecovirus subgenus, to which its closest relatives belong, have this feature?
From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021
The status of Pitymys, as a genus or as a subgenus, is uncertain.
From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson
For these reasons I am here referring Microtus longicaudus to the subgenus Chionomys; previously it has not been referred to that subgenus.
From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson
Subsequent authors, stressing differences in the teeth, have placed M. richardsoni in the subgenus Aulacomys of Rhoads.
From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Sydney Anderson
In addition to those mentioned above other BL subgenera include rom-coms, crime dramas, sci-fi, office romance and even horror.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2023
However, the two have been considered distinct enough at times that they’ve been given their own subgenera.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 26, 2014
The authors discovered that in many ways the morphology and anatomy of this fossilized Equisetum is indistinguishable from those of species living today in two subgenera, and Hippochaete.
From US News ● May 6, 2011
The genus Clausilia is remarkable on account of attaining a second centre of development in China, where its finest species, referable to several subgenera, occur.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various
Mallei and hyoid bones of the genera and subgenera of the chipmunks were mostly studied in the dry state.
From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by John A. White
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