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Noun: subgenus (subgenera,subgenuses)  súb'jeenus
  1. (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species

Derived forms: subgenera, subgenuses

Type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group

Part of: genus

Encyclopedia: Subgenus

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subfamily Pythoninae
subfamily Smilacaceae
subfamily Sterninae
subfamily Sylviinae
subfamily Taxodiaceae
subfamily Triglinae
subfamily Turdinae
subfamily Uvulariaceae
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subgenus Azalea
subgenus Azaleastrum
subgenus Calliopsis
subgenus Chen
subgenus Pastor
subgenus Poinciana
subglacial
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