Meanings
adjectiveinfraspecific (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyPertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties.
Meronym: infrasubspecific
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Holonyms: specific < generic < familial
Synonyms: subspecific
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latinīnferō
- Latinīnfrā
- Englishinfra-
- Old Frenchspecifique
- Englishspecific
- Englishinfraspecific
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APA
infraspecific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infraspecific
MLA
“infraspecific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infraspecific. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infraspecific,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infraspecific.
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