subgenus
Americannoun
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subgenera,
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subgenuses
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noun
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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
Sponges of this subgenus form crusts or sheets on solid submerged objects.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
If Baiomys were treated as a subgenus of the genus Peromyscus, there would be adequate justification for including in the genus Peromyscus a number of other genera, some of them occurring in South America.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
S. trowbridgii, the S. arcticus group, the S. saussurei group, S. merriami, S. fumeus, and S. dispar, should be included in the subgenus Sorex.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley
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
A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg
The auditory ossicles of representative species of all the subgenera of Peromyscus were studied as were the ossicles of Onychomys, Ochrotomys, Oryzomys, Akodon, Thaptomys, Zygodontomys, Calomys, Reithrodontomys, and Holochilus.
From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Robert L. Packard
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