subgenus
noun
a category of related species within a genus.
subgeneric
-
a word derived from
subgenus.
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If used, four of the five subgeneric names mentioned above would contain only one species each.
From A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond) Hall
This ambiguous usage for the 1860's precludes our determining if Steindachner was in effect synonymizing Osteocephalus with Trachycephalus or whether he was placing Osteocephalus in a subgeneric status.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by William E. Duellman
