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
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 Anderson, Sydney
The species of this subgenus were formerly included in Amanita.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
The species in this subgenus are closely allied and must be distinguished rather by the sum of their peculiarities than by any one character.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
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