noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A taxon at that rank, often indicated with trinomial nomenclature (such as Felis silvestris silvestris in zoology and Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii in botany).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A subdivision of a species in other scientific disciplines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English species English subspecies From sub- + species.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
subspesie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Arabic:
نُوَيْع
(nuwayʕ)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Aragonese:
subespecie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Armenian:
ենթատեսակ
(entʻatesak)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Azerbaijani:
yarımnöv
— rank in the classification of organisms
Basque:
azpiespezie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Bengali:
উপপ্রজাতি
(upoprojati)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Bihari:
उपप्रजाति
— rank in the classification of organisms
Breton:
isspesad
— rank in the classification of organisms
Catalan:
subespècie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Chinese Cantonese:
亞種 /亚种
(aa3 zung2)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Chinese:
á-chéng
— rank in the classification of organisms
Chinese Mandarin:
亞種 /亚种
(yàzhǒng)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Czech:
poddruh
— rank in the classification of organisms
Danish:
underart
— rank in the classification of organisms
Dutch:
ondersoort
— rank in the classification of organisms
Esperanto:
subspecio
— rank in the classification of organisms
Estonian:
alamliik
— rank in the classification of organisms
Finnish:
alalaji
— rank in the classification of organisms
French:
sous-espèce
— rank in the classification of organisms
West-Frisian:
undersoarte
— rank in the classification of organisms
Galician:
subespecie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Georgian:
ქვესახეობა
(kvesaxeoba)
— rank in the classification of organisms
German:
Unterart
— rank in the classification of organisms
German:
Rasse
— rank in the classification of organisms
German:
Subspezies
— rank in the classification of organisms
Greek:
υποείδος
(ypoeídos)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Hebrew:
תת־מין
— rank in the classification of organisms
Hungarian:
alfaj
— rank in the classification of organisms
Ilocano:
subsebbangan
— rank in the classification of organisms
Indonesian:
upaspesies
— rank in the classification of organisms
Interlingua:
subespecie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Irish:
fospeiceas
— rank in the classification of organisms
Italian:
sottospecie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Japanese:
亜種
(ashu)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Javanese:
subspesies
— rank in the classification of organisms
Korean:
아종
(ajong)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Latin:
subspecies
— rank in the classification of organisms
Latvian:
pasuga
— rank in the classification of organisms
Lithuanian:
porūšis
— rank in the classification of organisms
Low German:
Ünneroort
— rank in the classification of organisms
Low German:
Raaß
— rank in the classification of organisms
Low German:
Rooß
— rank in the classification of organisms
Macedonian:
подвид
(podvid)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Malay:
subspesies
— rank in the classification of organisms
Maltese:
sottospeċi
— rank in the classification of organisms
Norwegian Bokmål:
underart
— rank in the classification of organisms
Norwegian Nynorsk:
underart
— rank in the classification of organisms
Persian:
زیرگونه
— rank in the classification of organisms
Polish:
podgatunek
— rank in the classification of organisms
Portuguese:
subespécie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Romanian:
subspecie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Russian:
подви́д
(podvíd)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Scots:
subspecies
— rank in the classification of organisms
Serbo-Croatian:
pȍdvrsta
— rank in the classification of organisms
Slovak:
poddruh
— rank in the classification of organisms
Slovene:
podvrsta
— rank in the classification of organisms
Spanish:
subespecie
— rank in the classification of organisms
Swedish:
underart
— rank in the classification of organisms
Tamil:
துணையினம்
(tuṇaiyiṉam)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Telugu:
ఉపజాతి
(upajāti)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Thai:
ชนิดย่อย
— rank in the classification of organisms
Turkish:
alt tür
— rank in the classification of organisms
Turkmen:
kiçi görnüş
— rank in the classification of organisms
Ukrainian:
підвид
(pidvyd)
— rank in the classification of organisms
Vietnamese:
loài phụ
— rank in the classification of organisms
Vietnamese:
phân loài
— rank in the classification of organisms
Welsh:
isrywogaeth
— rank in the classification of organisms
Yakut:
көрүҥ үөдүҥэ
(körüŋ üödüŋe)
— rank in the classification of organisms