subpopulation

Q: Where does subpopulation come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English population English subpopulation From sub- + population.

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: sub-pop-u-la-tion
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noun

A subdivision of a population.

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: population < general population"
"Meronym: subsubpopulation"
"Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations."
"Last year, the situation was further complicated with the discovery of what appears to be a 20th isolated subpopulation in Greenland that has adapted to use ice from glaciers to aid hunting."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English population English subpopulation From sub- + population.

Inflected Forms

subpopulations (plural)

Derived Forms

subpopulational

Questions

What does subpopulation mean?

A subdivision of a population.

Where does subpopulation come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English population English subpopulation From sub- + population.

How to pronounce subpopulation

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