Meanings
nounsubtype (plural subtypes)
plural subtypes
- A group of specific things within a larger, more general group.
Highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) is of rising concern to epidemiologists. The US National Library of Medicine lists H5N9 as a subtype avian influenza virus.
2025 January 27, Edward Helmore, “First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025
verbsubtype (third-person singular simple present subtypes, present participle subtyping, simple past and past participle subtyped)
present singular third person subtypes · participle present subtyping · participle past subtyped · past subtyped
- To categorise as a subtype.
Synonyms: subclassify
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo categorise as a subtype.
Similar
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishtype
- Englishsubtype
Translations
Finnish alalaji, alatyyppi
- alalajia group of specific things within a larger, more general group
- alatyyppia group of specific things within a larger, more general group
Polish podtyp
- podtypa group of specific things within a larger, more general group
Russian подти́п, субти́п
- подти́п (podtíp)a group of specific things within a larger, more general group
- субти́п (subtíp)a group of specific things within a larger, more general group
Spanish subtipo
- subtipoa group of specific things within a larger, more general group
Cite this entry
APA
subtype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtype
MLA
“subtype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtype. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtype,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtype.
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