"sublineage" meaning in All languages combined

See sublineage on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sublineages [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + lineage. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|lineage}} sub- + lineage Head templates: {{en-noun}} sublineage (plural sublineages)
  1. A subordinate part of a lineage

Inflected forms

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