subgenus
Americannoun
plural
subgenera, subgenusesnoun
Other Word Forms
- subgeneric adjective
Etymology
Origin of subgenus
From New Latin, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at sub-, genus
Example Sentences
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The Huaxi Green Pitviper is now the 58th known species in the Trimeresurus genus and only the second from its subgenus recorded in Sichuan Province.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Where did the virus acquire the furin cleavage site, since no other viruses in the sarbecovirus subgenus, to which its closest relatives belong, have this feature?
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021
Under the latter view Camellia is regarded as a subgenus or section of Thea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" by Various
American pikas all belong to the subgenus Pika, which occurs also in Eurasia.
From A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
S. trowbridgii, the S. arcticus group, the S. saussurei group, S. merriami, S. fumeus, and S. dispar, should be included in the subgenus Sorex.
From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by Findley, James S.
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