subgenus
Americannoun
plural
subgenera, subgenusesnoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of subgenus
From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at sub-, genus
Example Sentences
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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
Pending further studies of the possible polyphyletic origin of other subgenera of the genus Microtus, I refer both M. richardsoni and M. terrestris to the subgenus Arvicola.
From The Baculum in Microtine Rodents by Anderson, Sydney
There are several species, of which G. crassicaudatus from Mozambique is the largest; together with G. garnetti of Natal, G. agisymbanus of Zanzibar, and G. monteiroi of Angola, this represents the subgenus Otolemur.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
Cooke says of this subgenus that no British species are known.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
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