"subspecific" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English specific English subspecific From sub- + specific. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sub-|specific|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English specific English subspecific [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*upó", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*supo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sub-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "specific", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "subspecific", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="subspecific"> From sub- + specific. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subspecific (not comparable)
  1. (taxonomy) pertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-subspecific-en-adj-wHyrmjSy Categories (other): Taxonomy Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
  2. (taxonomy) infraspecific. (See Usage notes.) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-subspecific-en-adj-ZP-742uT Categories (other): Taxonomy, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 19 81 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 18 82 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: consubspecific, heterosubspecific, homosubspecific, infrasubspecific, intersubspecific, intrasubspecific Related terms: subspecific epithet, subspecific name
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