SUBSPECIES

[sub.spe.cies] n [NL] (1699): a subdivision of a species: as a: a category in biological classification that ranks immediately below a species and designates a population of a particular geographical region genetically distinguishable from other such populations of the same species and capable of interbreeding successfully with them where its range overlaps theirs b: a named subdivision (as a race or variety) of a taxonomic species c: subgroup 1 "~ of economy fares --Michael DiPaola" -- sub.spe.cif.ic adj