생물 분류에서 종의 하위 단계로, 주로 지리적으로 격리되어 형질의 차이가 나타나는 집단.
A taxonomic rank below species, typically used for populations of a species that live in different areas and vary morphologically from one another.
예문:
"The Bengal tiger is a subspecies of the tiger found primarily in India."
"Scientists identified a new subspecies of butterfly that evolved unique wing patterns due to island isolation."
"In biological nomenclature, a subspecies is identified by a third name added to the genus and species names."