subspecies

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Recent Examples of subspecies Washington moose belong to a subspecies called Shiras moose. Vonnai Phair, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022 Gorillas fall into two species: western and eastern gorillas, each of which has two subspecies. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 12 Nov. 2022 Scientists, nature enthusiasts and that rare subspecies of humanity obsessed with spiders all come to witness something remarkable: hordes of fuzzy, fist-sized male tarantulas emerging from their burrows to scour the shortgrass prairie for mates. David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2022 This subspecies called Sarada superba is only found on India's Chalkewadi plateau and is identifiable by its blue, orange and black throat. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for subspecies
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Noun
  • However, Schwartz said subgroups like transgender people haven't seen the same gains that the broader community has.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, another tyrannosaur species crossed the land bridge back to Asia 78 million years ago, resulting in the evolution of two related but very different subgroups of tyrannosaurs, Zelenitsky said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The historic burial ground, a roughly 25-acre site made up of four different sections, served as Indianapolis' first cemetery before its closure in the late 19th century.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
  • Summer is here, and Amazon just restocked its secret outlet section with deals galore to mark the season.
    Michelle Lau, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The subdivision features seven to eight miles of sidewalks and paths, Murphy said.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • That meant a grid of streets that over the years also became a maze of roads in winding subdivisions.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Amazon Prime Day 2025 features deals on a variety of tools from brands like Black+Decker, Craftsman, and DeWalt.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
  • Panda continues to trial Asian, Australian and domestic varieties, with an eye toward optimizing fiber quality for its process.
    Kasi Martin, Sourcing Journal, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s case goes to the Supreme Court later this month, and depending on the outcome, a new subclass of Americans could be created — born here, but never fully belonging.
    Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
  • With feats being fully integrated, everyone has choices to make for their character beyond their subclass now.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Not long ago, my wife and I brought in our daughter, Alice, who’d been out of sorts for a couple of weeks.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • There reportedly have been major discussions within WWE to move Knight to Raw as a fresh start of sorts, but for now, WWE’s happy medium is simply letting Knight appear on Monday nights without an official move to the red brand.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Nessi, a species of lizard native to southern China, sat on her owner’s shoulder as Katz stood on the sidewalk following her discharge from Stroger Hospital.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • The researchers named the first species Paleoophiocordyceps gerontoformicae and the second Paleoophiocordyceps ironomyiae and described their findings in June in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Beetles in the genus Phyllophaga are known as June bugs.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The genus Amelanchier includes several deciduous trees native to North America.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025

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