subtype

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Definition of subtype

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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

  1. To categorise as a subtype.

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Etymology

From sub- + type.

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