subgeneric

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a subgenus.

OriginEnglish generic ← Latin sub- ← Proto-Italic *supo →
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Meanings

adjectivesubgeneric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a subgenus.

    The morphological diversity within, as well between, the subgenera of Patellapis and the existence of intermediate species confuses the subgeneric limits.

    2008 October 1, Kim Timmermann, Michael Kuhlmann, “Redefinition of the Southern African Bee Subgenera Patellapis (s. str.), P. (Chaetalictus) and P. (Lomatalictus) (hymenoptera: Halictidae, Genus Patellapis Friese, 1909)”, in Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, volume 81, number 4, →DOI, page 357
  2. not comparableOf of pertaining to a subgenre.
nounsubgeneric (plural subgenerics)

plural subgenerics

  1. A very low-priced cigarette.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Englishgeneric
  7. Englishsubgeneric

From sub- + generic.

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APA

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MLA

“subgeneric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgeneric. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subgeneric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgeneric.

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