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subtype

noun subtypes

  1. 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.
  2. The data type represented by a subclass.

verb subtypes · subtyping · subtyped

  1. To categorise as a subtype.

    Similar: subclassify

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noun a group of specific things within a larger, more general group

Españolsubtipo
Русскийподти́п podtíp, субти́п subtíp

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@misc{subtype_2026,
  title = {subtype},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subtype},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}