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Subspecies vs Bejel - What's the difference?

subspecies | bejel |

As nouns the difference between subspecies and bejel

is that subspecies is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below species while bejel is endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete treponema pallidum .

subspecies

English

Noun

(subspecies)
  • (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species
  • (biology, taxonomy) A taxon at that rank
    • In zoology and bacteriology, subspecies is the only rank below that of species which is formally accepted by the relevant nomenclatural Code.

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    bejel

    English

    Noun

    (-) (Nonvenereal endemic syphilis)
  • Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum .