"subsubspecies" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subsubspecies [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + subspecies. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|subspecies}} sub- + subspecies Head templates: {{en-noun|subsubspecies}} subsubspecies (plural subsubspecies)
  1. A subspecies of a subspecies.
    Sense id: en-subsubspecies-en-noun-750HmncE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-

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          "ref": "1898, A[dolf] B[ernhard] Meyer, L[ionel] W[illiam] Wiglesworth, The Birds of Celebes and the Neighbouring Islands, volume I, Berlin: R. Friedländer & Sohn, page 52",
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