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What is a subspecies?

What is a subspecies? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.
  2. (taxonomy) A taxon at that rank, often indicated with trinomial nomenclature (such as Felis silvestris silvestris in zoology and Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii in botany).
  3. A subdivision of a species in other scientific disciplines.
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This fossil was originally described as the species Canis milleri, but restudy has shown that it is a subspecies of C. lupus, the gray wolf.
Biologists have recognized eleven endemic subspecies of babblers there as well.
Based on these specimens, the races of two species of buttonquail were revised and five new subspecies described.
The allopatry of Middle American subspecies, and their diversification, may be attributable to habitat preferences.
There are 16 subspecies whose range spreads from India as far as southern China and the Philippines.
The Macal River Valley in Belize is home to three-toed tapirs, elusive jaguars, and a rare subspecies of scarlet macaw.

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