Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subspecific

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: sub-spe-cif-ic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.)

adj

infraspecific. (See Usage notes.)

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

consubspecific heterosubspecific homosubspecific infrasubspecific intersubspecific intrasubspecific

Phrases

subspecific epithet subspecific name

Frequently Paired Words

subspecific epithet subspecific name

Questions

What does subspecific mean?: pertaining to a subspecies. (See Usage notes.)
Where does subspecific come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English specific English subspecific From sub- + specific.

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