subgenus
noun
sub·ge·nus
ˈsəb-ˌjē-nəs 
: a category in biological classification ranking below a genus and above a species
Examples of subgenus in a Sentence
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But then there is the very specific subgenus of heartbreak that is untethered to a particular historical moment and has probably existed since the Neanderthals: the sheer, abject misery of being rejected by someone to whom you are still deeply attached.
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Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
SARS-CoV-2 is a member of a subgenus of the betacoronaviruses called the sarbecoviruses, named after their prototype member, SARS-CoV-1, which caused the SARS epidemic in 2002 and 2003.
—Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2022
These are a subgenus of betacoronaviruses, to which the SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV species of virus belong.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
The subgenus first emerged more than a hundred million years ago and lived until at least 93 million years ago; scientists can even use the presence of its fossils to help estimate the age of marine sediments.
—Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 13 May 2019
For this drug research, the scientists are homing in on the subgenus Conus asprella, which includes six different species.
—Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 5 Dec. 2017
Fossils belonging to another subgenus of Metrosideros, also discovered in Tasmania, were shown to be about 35 million years old.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 23 June 2017
No doubt other new genera will be carved out from Sedum, and quite likely one of these will be the Mexican subgenus Pachysedum.
—Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2017
Fossils belonging to another subgenus of Metrosideros, also discovered in Tasmania, were shown to be about 35 million years old.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 24 June 2017
Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
SARS-CoV-2 is a member of a subgenus of the betacoronaviruses called the sarbecoviruses, named after their prototype member, SARS-CoV-1, which caused the SARS epidemic in 2002 and 2003.
—Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2022
These are a subgenus of betacoronaviruses, to which the SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV species of virus belong.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
The subgenus first emerged more than a hundred million years ago and lived until at least 93 million years ago; scientists can even use the presence of its fossils to help estimate the age of marine sediments.
—Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 13 May 2019
For this drug research, the scientists are homing in on the subgenus Conus asprella, which includes six different species.
—Elaina Zachos, National Geographic, 5 Dec. 2017
Fossils belonging to another subgenus of Metrosideros, also discovered in Tasmania, were shown to be about 35 million years old.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 23 June 2017
No doubt other new genera will be carved out from Sedum, and quite likely one of these will be the Mexican subgenus Pachysedum.
—Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2017
Fossils belonging to another subgenus of Metrosideros, also discovered in Tasmania, were shown to be about 35 million years old.
—Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 24 June 2017
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New Latin
First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined above
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subgenus
noun
sub·ge·nus
ˈsəb-ˌjē-nəs
plural subgenera
-ˌjen-ər-ə
: a category in biological classification ranking below a genus and above a species
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