subpopulation

subpopulation

English

Etymology

    From sub- + population.

    Noun

    subpopulation (plural subpopulations)

    1. A subdivision of a population.
      Holonyms: population < general population
      Meronym: subsubpopulation
      • 2015 October 15, “Buffalo Cheese Whey Proteins, Identification of a 24 kDa Protein and Characterization of Their Hydrolysates: In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
        Thus, leucine is already being seen as a pharmaconutrient of great relevance for the supplementary feeding of malnourished and frail elderly and for specific subpopulations.
      • 2023 August 30, Patrick Greenfield, “Why it may be time to stop using the polar bear as a symbol of the climate crisis”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
        Last year, the situation was further complicated with the discovery of what appears to be a 20th isolated subpopulation in Greenland that has adapted to use ice from glaciers to aid hunting.

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