subtype

A group of specific things within a larger, more general group.

Noun

  1. 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...
  2. The data type represented by a subclass.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English type English subtype From sub- + type.

Forms

subtypes

Derived

genosubtype heterosubtype immunosubtype intersubtype intrasubtype multisubtype pulsosubtype serosubtype subsubtype subtypable subtype polymorphism subtypic

Verb

  1. To categorise as a subtype.

Forms

subtypes subtyping subtyped

Synonyms

subclassify

Derived

unsubtyped