Subspecies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Subspecies \Sub*spe"cies\, n.
     A group somewhat lessdistinct than speciesusually are, but
     based on characters more important than those which
     characterize ordinary varieties; often, a geographical
     variety or race.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  subspecies
       n : (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species;
           usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation
           within a species [syn: {race}]