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.

Synonyms

• subsp., ssp.

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
• German: Unterart (de) f, Subspezies (de) f
• Greek: υποείδος (el) (ypoeídos) n

• Irish: fospeiceas (ga) m
• Japanese: 亜種 (ja) (あしゅ, ashu)
• Macedonian: подвид (mk) (pódvid) m
• Malay: subspesies (ms)
• Russian: подвид (ru) (podvíd) m
• Spanish: subespecie (es) f
• Swedish: underart (sv) c
• Telugu: ఉపజాతి (te)
• Welsh: isrywogaeth (cy) f

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Latin

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Noun

subspeciēs (genitive subspeciēī); f, fifth declension

1. subspecies

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	subspeciēs	subspeciēs
genitive	subspeciēī	subspeciērum
dative	subspeciēī	subspeciēbus
accusative	subspeciem	subspeciēs
ablative	subspeciē	subspeciēbus
vocative	subspeciēs	subspeciēs