subgenera

Variant of subgenus

subgenus definition

sub·ge·nus (sub′jē′nəs)

noun pl. subgenera -·gen′·era (-jen′ər ə) or subgenuses -·ge′·nuses

any main natural subdivision of a genus of plants or animals

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