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[ suhb-spuh-sif-ik ] / ˌsʌb spəˈsɪf ɪk /
adjectiveof, relating to, or of the nature of a subspecies. less than specific. Origin of subspecificFirst recorded in 1865–70; sub- + specific OTHER WORDS FROM subspecificsub·spe·cif·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby subspecificsubsong, subsonic, subspace, subspecialty, subspecies, subspecific, subspinale, subspontaneous, subst., substage, substance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subspecificIn my opinion, the use of subspecific nomenclature is justified in this case, although not completely unambiguous. Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus pennsylvanicus, in Wyoming, Colorado, and Adjacent Areas|Sydney Anderson These differences seem to be microgeographic and not of subspecific rank. Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys|Robert L. Packard In subspecific diagnoses in this report, color and size, and sometimes relative size, are the characters usually mentioned. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew|James S. Findley Later, Hill (1962:9) reduced cognatus to subspecific status under P. rayneri. Systematics of Megachiropteran Bats in the Solomon Islands|Carleton J. Phillips
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