subrace

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ race.

Noun

subrace (plural subraces)

1. (taxonomy) A secondary or subsidiary race.
   • 2009 May 18, Alexei Barrionuevo, “Little Relief Expected for Flood-Ravaged Brazil”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “The people in the south treat the northeast as a subrace of Brazilians,” said Roberto Quiñiero, who owns a small food market in Pedreiras.

Related terms

• subracial