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infraspecific

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
in-fraspe-cif-ic
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin īnferō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English specific English infraspecific From infra- + specific.

Derived Forms

infraspecifically

Phrases

infraspecific epithet subspecific epithet

Frequently Paired Words

infraspecific epithet subspecific epithet

Synonyms

subspecific

Questions

What does infraspecific mean?
Pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties.
Where does infraspecific come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin īnferō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English specific English infraspecific From infra- + specific.

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