Subtype

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    The data type represented by a subclass.
Verb
  1. 1
    To categorise as a subtype.

Synonyms

All synonyms
subclassifysubclassify

Example

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"Dima actually thought that midget porn is some subtype of child porn."

Etymology

From sub- + type.

Related phrases

subtype polymorphismdata type

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