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Subspecies vs Dziggetai - What's the difference?

subspecies | dziggetai |

As nouns the difference between subspecies and dziggetai

is that subspecies is (biology|taxonomy) a rank in the classification of organisms, below species while dziggetai is the mongolian wild ass, , a subspecies of the onager.

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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    dziggetai

    English

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The Mongolian wild ass, , a subspecies of the onager.
  • References

    * “ ?Dziggetai, dzh-]” on page 740/3 of § 1 (D, ed. ) of volume III (D–E, 1897) of [[w:Oxford English Dictionary, A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles] (1st ed.)