ALL meanings of subspecies
sub·spe·cies
S s - noun plural subspecies a subdivision of a species, especially a geographical or ecological subdivision. 1
- noun subspecies biological category or division 1
- countable noun subspecies A subspecies of a plant or animal is one of the types that a particular species is divided into. 0
- noun subspecies a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a species: usually occurs because of isolation within a species 0
- noun subspecies any natural subdivision of a species that exhibits small, but persistent, morphological variations from other subdivisions of the same species living in different geographical regions or times: the subspecies name is usually the third term (not capitalized) in a trinomial (Ex.: the scientific name for Neanderthal man is Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) 0