subspecific

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adjective

pertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.)

OriginEnglish specific ← Old French specifique ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubspecific (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologypertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.)
  2. not comparablebiologyinfraspecific. (See Usage notes.)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
infraspecific

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Old Frenchspecifique
  7. Englishspecific
  8. Englishsubspecific

From sub- + specific.

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APA

subspecific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subspecific

MLA

“subspecific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subspecific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subspecific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subspecific.

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