subspecies

英 [ˈsʌbˌspiːʃiːz]

美

n.  (动物、植物的)亚种

TOEFL

BNC.34402 / COCA.19305

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (动植物的)亚种
  Asub-species ofa plant or animal is one of the types that a particular species is divided into.
  1. Several other sub-species of gull are found in the region.
     在该地区还发现了海鸥的其他亚种。

英英释义

noun

• (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species
  Synonym:race

双语例句

• Like candles guttering in the wind, three of the worlds eight subspecies of tigers have been snuffed out.
  像风中燃烧的蜡烛，世界上八个老虎的属种已经有三个灭绝了。
• In recent decade years, many basal studies about the two subspecies have been done in China, but a few were about the protection and utilization.
  近年来，中国加强了对两个鸭茅亚种的基础研究，但从保护和利用研究角度出发，开展的工作较少。
• In their original description these types are morphologically distinct enough to classify them as subspecies.
  在他们最早的论述中，这些类型在形态上是截然不同的，完全可以把它们分成亚种。
• Unique ecosystems here force animals to adapt into subspecies that are often endemic to a single island.
  这里独特的生态系统使得岛上的动物进化出独特的亚种，大多是该岛所特有的。
• Subspecies of this striking sea star are identified by differences in the plates that cover their dorsal side.
  这是惊人的海星亚种确定的方法是差异在它们的背脊面。
• The gorilla mainly divides into three kind of subspecies, separatelylives in the African different area;
  大猩猩主要分为三种亚种，分别生活在非洲不同的地区；
• Subspecies differentiation of Oncomelania hupensis in Mainland of China
  中国大陆湖北钉螺种下分化研究进展
• This is a curious subspecies of the plant.
  这是一个奇特的亚种植物。
• Ice trolls are a subspecies of troll that lives in cold climates.
  冰霜巨魔是一种生活在寒冷气候中的巨魔亚种。
• There were eight tiger subspecies at one time, but three became extinct during the20th century.
  过去曾经一度有过8个亚种，但到20世纪，有三个已灭绝。