subtribe
English
Etymology
sub- + tribe
Noun
subtribe (plural subtribes)
- A tribe making up part of a larger tribe.
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking below tribe.
- 1993: Carl L. Withner, The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: A Book in Six Parts
- Brieger and his associates first divide the subtribe Epidendrinae […] into what could be called series, distinguishing four such series in the subtribe.
- 1993: Carl L. Withner, The Cattleyas and Their Relatives: A Book in Six Parts
References
- subtribe in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- bierstub, stubbier