subgenus
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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
In the second section, forming the subgenus Crocuta, the upper molar is extremely small, two- or one-rooted, often deciduous; the lower molar without trace of inner tubercle, and with an extremely small heel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
One is the distinctive Apodemus agrarius, lone representative of the subgenus Apodemus.
From Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Apodemus peninsulae, with Description of a New Subspecies from North China by Jones, J. Knox
Stratospongilla is essentially a tropical subgenus, having its head-quarters in Central Africa and Western India.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
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