"subgenus" meaning in English

See subgenus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subgenera [plural], subgenuses [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnəs Etymology: sub- + genus Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|genus}} sub- + genus Head templates: {{en-noun|subgenera|+}} subgenus (plural subgenera or subgenuses)
  1. (taxonomy) A subdivision of a genus. Categories (topical): Taxonomy Synonyms: subg. (english: shortening) Translations (subdivision of a genus): podrod [masculine] (Czech), ondergeslacht [neuter] (Dutch), alasuku (Finnish), sous-genre [masculine] (French), Untergattung [feminine] (German), sottogenere [masculine] (Italian), subgenus [neuter] (Latin), podrodzaj [masculine] (Polish), subgénero [masculine] (Portuguese), subgênero [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), subgénero [masculine] (Spanish), undersläkte [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-subgenus-en-noun-fe3TuCoa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Inflected forms

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