subtype
verbEtymology From sub- + type.
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To categorise as a subtype.
- Synonyms
- subclassify
- Derived terms
- unsubtyped
subtype
nounEtymology From sub- + type.
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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.2025 January 27, Edward Helmore, “First outbreak of rare bird flu strain reported at California poultry farm”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2025:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The data type represented by a subclass.