subspecies

English

Noun

subspecies (plural subspecies)

1. (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species
2. (biology, taxonomy) A taxon at that rank

   In zoology and bacteriology, subspecies is the only rank below that of species which is formally accepted by the relevant nomenclatural Code.

Translations

rank in taxonomy

Chinese: Mandarin: 亞種 (cmn), 亚种 (cmn) (yàzhǒng) Czech: poddruh (cs) m. Finnish: alalaji (fi)

French: sous-espèce (fr) f. Irish: fospeiceas (ga) m. Russian: подвид (ru) (podvid) Spanish: subespecie (es) f. Welsh: isrywogaeth (cy) f.