subgenus

American  

[suhb-jee-nuhs] / sʌbˈdʒi nəs /

noun

Anthropology, Biology.

plural

subgenera, subgenuses

1. a category of related species within a genus.

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subgenus British  

/ ˌsʌbdʒəˈnɛrɪk, sʌbˈdʒiːnəs, -ˌdʒɛn-, -ˈdʒɛn-, ˈsʌbˌdʒiːnəs /

noun

1. biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a genus but of higher rank than a species

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Other Word Forms

• subgeneric adjective

Etymology

Origin of subgenus

From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; sub-, genus

Example Sentences

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

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 Findley, James S.

A review of the house finches of the subgenus Burrica.

From A Check-List of the Birds of Idaho by Arvey, M. Dale

CAMELLIA, a genus or subgenus of evergreen trees or shrubs belonging to the natural order Ternstroemiaceae, with thick dark shining leaves and handsome white or rose-coloured flowers.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various

Until a complete revisionary study of the Asiatic members of the subgenus Sylvaemus can be undertaken the presence of peninsulae in southwestern China must remain in question.

From Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Apodemus peninsulae, with Description of a New Subspecies from North China by Jones, J. Knox