different between subspecies vs caribou

English

Etymology

sub- +? species.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?s?bspi??i?z/, /-??z/, /-si?z/
• Hyphenation: sub?spe?cies

Noun

subspecies (plural subspecies)

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.

Synonyms

• (abbreviations): ssp., subsp.

Derived terms

Related terms

• infraspecific
• infraspecific epithet
• subspecific
• subspecific epithet
• subspecific name

Translations

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sub?spe.ki.e?s/, [s??p?s?p?kie?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sup?spe.t??i.es/, [sup?sp??t??i?s]

Noun

subspeci?s f (genitive subspeci??); fifth declension

1. subspecies

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Further reading

• subspecies on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

English

Etymology

From Canadian French caribou, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”) (compare qalipi (“to shovel snow”)), from Proto-Algonquian *maka·lipowa (“caribou; it shovels snow”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k???bu/
• enPR: k?r'?-b?'

Noun

caribou (plural caribous or caribou)

1. Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• caribou on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rangifer tarandus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• boricua

French

Etymology

Canadian French, from Mi'kmaq qalipu (“caribou”), from Proto-Algonquian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.?i.bu/

Noun

caribou m (plural caribous)

1. caribou

Descendants

• ? English: caribou
• ? Italian: caribù
• ? Irish: carabú
• ? Russian: ?????? (karibu)
• ? Spanish: caribú
  • ? Tetelcingo Nahuatl: caribú

Further reading

• “caribou” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• courbai