subpopulation
noun
sub·pop·u·la·tion
ˈsəb-ˌpä-pyə-ˈlā-shən 
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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Orcas have long been classified as one widespread species with multiple subpopulations.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
This means that outreach campaigns in European countries only target subpopulations for which the vaccine is recommended by the respective public health authority.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
In 2015, biologists counted 180 males in the Jackson Hole subpopulation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
There are three subpopulations of youth consumers of drugs that may lead to OD behavior.
—Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
This means that outreach campaigns in European countries only target subpopulations for which the vaccine is recommended by the respective public health authority.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
In 2015, biologists counted 180 males in the Jackson Hole subpopulation.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
There are three subpopulations of youth consumers of drugs that may lead to OD behavior.
—Dr. Yifrah Kaminer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2025
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subpopulation
noun
sub·pop·u·la·tion
ˈsəb-ˌpäp-yə-ˈlā-shən
: an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population
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