subspecies

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Recent Examples of subspecies Scientists, nature enthusiasts and that rare subspecies of humanity obsessed with spiders all come to witness something remarkable: hordes of fuzzy, fist-sized male tarantulas emerging from their burrows to scour the shortgrass prairie for mates. David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022 Nearly 1,200 rare and endangered species and subspecies are represented. San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022 This subspecies called Sarada superba is only found on India's Chalkewadi plateau and is identifiable by its blue, orange and black throat. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022 White tigers are not a separate species or subspecies of tiger. Riley Davis, Discover Magazine, 25 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for subspecies
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subspecies
Noun
  • One of the smartest things the subgroup of three commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick did in concocting a 12-team CFP format was to grant automatic playoff berths to the top six conference champions (later five after the Pac-12’s collapse).
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In subgroup analyses, the researchers did not find a causal relationship between bone density and specific teas, including green and herbal tea.
    Lauren Manaker MS, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The aircraft was left partially submerged with its tail section snapped off, video showed.
    Chris Lau, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • BuildWyco has a few major land bank projects in the works, including a mix of styles of homes in the Douglass Sumner neighborhood, homes in north KCK near where Sutter is building and the Rivers Edge East subdivision.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing in this Act shall be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise adversely affect the right to vote of any person registered to vote under the law of any State or political subdivision.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fortunately, there is a growing movement to curb light pollution and reduce its impacts across a variety of animal species.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The beauty is variety—but that variety depends on the region.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But these large molecules have cast a long shadow over a smaller subclass of proteins called microproteins.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Two subclasses were certified: one covering California residents who purchased FSD packages between October 2016 and May 2017, and another for those who opted out of Tesla's arbitration agreement between 2017 and mid-2024.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Penguins looked utterly out of sorts in the first period and didn’t look the least bit equipped to come back from the early deficit.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • These days, entrepreneurial sorts are likely to flee entertainment for the booming pastures of AI.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Now, however, a study has found that this identification was wrong, and the fossils actually belong to a species new to science.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond species protection, the project also advances ethical shearing practices, fiber contribution programs supporting regional artisan communities, as well as a transparent and traceable supply chain for vicuña fiber.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Both healthy and sick sea stars carried a ton of Vibrio bacteria—which was expected, since the genus is found all over the ocean.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • This species also represents a completely new genus.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Subspecies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subspecies. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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