One entry found for subspecies.

Main Entry: sub·spe·cies
Pronunciation: sb-sp-shz, -sz
Function: noun
: a category in biological classification that ranks just below a species and includes a physically recognizable and geographically separate group of individuals whose members can breed successfully with members of other subspecies of the same species where their ranges overlap
- sub·spe·cif·ic /sb-spi-sif-ik/ adjective