subgeneric

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *upó

Proto-Italic *supo

Latin sub

Latin sub-der.

English sub-

English generic

English subgeneric

From sub- + generic.

Adjective

subgeneric (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a subgenus.
   • 2008 October 1, Kim Timmermann, Michael Kuhlmann, “Redefinition of the Southern African Bee Subgenera Patellapis (s. str.), P. (Chaetalictus) and P. (Lomatalictus) (hymenoptera: Halictidae, Genus Patellapis Friese, 1909)”, in Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, volume 81, number 4, →DOI, page 357:

     The morphological diversity within, as well between, the subgenera of Patellapis and the existence of intermediate species confuses the subgeneric limits.

Derived terms

• consubgeneric
• infrasubgeneric
• intersubgeneric
• subgenerically

Noun

subgeneric (plural subgenerics)

1. A very low-priced cigarette.