subtype en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English type English subtype From sub- + type.
Meanings
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A group of specific things within a larger, more general group.
Highly pathogenic bird flu (HPAI) is of rising concern to epidemiologists. The US National Library of Medicine lists H5N9 as a subtype avian influenza virus.
2025 January 27, Edward Helmore, “First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025:
- The data type represented by a subclass.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subtypes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heterosubtype · immunosubtype · serosubtype · multisubtype · subtypic · subsubtype · genosubtype · subtype polymorphism · pulsosubtype · intrasubtype · intersubtype · subtypable
Translations (6)
ru субти́п (a group of specific things within a larger, more general group) · fi alalaji (a group of specific things within a larger, more general group) · fi alatyyppi (a group of specific things within a larger, more general group) · pl podtyp (a group of specific things within a larger, more general group) · es subtipo (a group of specific things within a larger, more general group) · ru подти́п (a group of specific things within a larger, more general group)