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Vinony

subtype

verb

  1. categorize as a subtype
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noun

  1. a partially divergent genome, particularly in viruses
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English type English subtype From sub- + type.

  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

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English type English subtype From sub- + type.

  1. To categorise as a subtype.